CST3 and acute kidney injury: Regarding kidney measures, individuals with AKI had higher mean serum creatinine and cystatin C levels (1.2 vs. 1.0 mg/dl and 1.3 vs. 1.1 mg/l, respectively), resulting in a lower mean eGFRBIS2 (50.5 vs. 59.8 ml/min/1.73 m2), and had a higher prevalence of UACR ≥ 30 mg/g (39.4% vs. 22.1%).