Relationship between serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels and cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in acute ischemic stroke

Table 2 Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels at admission in patients with and without cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depressive symptoms

Neuropsychiatric complication	Serum NGAL levels (ng/mL)		P value
	Yes	No
Cognitive impairment, median (interquartile range)	5.6 (4.2-7.1)	3.2 (2.4-4.3)	< 0.001
Anxiety, median (interquartile range)	5.1 (3.8-6.6)	3.5 (2.6-4.7)	0.002
Depressive symptoms, median (interquartile range)	5.4 (4.0-6.9)	3.3 (2.5-4.5)	< 0.001

NGAL: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.