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Table 2 Clinical and laboratory Data of the Three Nephrotic Groups

From: Evaluation of carotid intima media thickness in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

Variables

SSNS (n = 10)

SDNS (n = 20)

SRNS (n = 10)

P-value

Sig.

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

7.3 ± 2.6

9.6 ± 3.7

7.6 ± 3.4

0.1

NS

Weight (kg)

25.8 ± 6.9

32.7 ± 13.4

23.9 ± 9.2

0.09

NS

Height (cm)

121.4 ± 16.4

129.6 ± 19.7

115.5 ± 17.8

0.1

NS

BMI (kg/m2)

17.3 ± 2.1

18.6 ± 2.9

17.3 ± 3.3

0.4

NS

Age at disease onset (years)

4.4 ± 3.3

5.6 ± 2.5

6 ± 3.2

0.5

NS

Disease duration (years)

2.8 ± 0.95

4.2 ± 3.1

1.6 ± 0.95

0.01

S

Number of relapses

3 ± 1

4 ± 2

1 ± 1

< 0.001

HS

Systolic pressure (mmHg)

99.5 ± 7.5

104.6 ± 12.1

105.7 ± 9.03

0.4

NS

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

62.7 ± 3.2

69.8 ± 9.2

69.5 ± 8.6

0.07

NS

RBS (mg/dL)

89.9 ± 11.7

97.7 ± 12.9

89 ± 13.2

0.1

NS

Serium albumin (mg/dL)

4.6 ± 0.55

4.02 ± 0.76

3.9 ± 0.70

0.08

NS

Urea (mg/dL)

31.3 ± 5.8

31.2 ± 15.1

29 ± 9.8

0.9

NS

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.57 ± 0.14

0.54 ± 0.19

0.46 ± 0.11

0.2

NS

GFR

121.7 ± 24.7

146.7 ± 54.1

144.9 ± 45.9

0.4

NS

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

180 ± 55.8

223 ± 102.7

238.7 ± 108.3

0.4

NS

TG (mg/dL)

115.7 ± 90.2

143.7 ± 99.2

134.5 ± 128.1

0.4

NS

ACR (g/g creatinine)

0.099 ± 0.12

0.431 ± 0.75

2.67 ± 4.6

0.009

HS

CIMT (mm)

0.453 ± 0.04

0.495 ± 0.04

0.466 ± 0.03

0.03

S

  1. Abbreviations: ACR albumin/creatinine ratio in urine, BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, CIMT carotid intima media thickness, GFR glomerular filtration rate, RBS Random blood sugar, SDNS steroid dependent NS, SRNS steroid resistant NS, SSNS steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome, TG triglycerides