Serum NGAL and Cystatin C Comparison With Urinary Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio and Inflammatory Biomarkers as Early Predictors of Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and serum CysC were positively associated with the presence of renal dysfunction and had better performance on receiver operating characteristic analysis than the other markers evaluated in patients with T2D without kidney dysfunction.