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

Table 6 Comparison of CIMT in different treatment regimens among cases

Immunosuppressant	CIMT (mm)		P-value	Sig.
Immunosuppressant	Mean	SD	P-value	Sig.
Treatment regimen
Steroids alone (n = 16)	0.452	0.04	0.003	HS
Non-steroid Immunosuppressive agents (n = 24)	0.494	0.04	0.003	HS
Types of treatment
Steroids alone	0.452	0.04	0.04	S
CNI	0.483	0.05
MMF	0.493	0.03
CYP	0.52	0
MMF &CNI	0.50	0.04
CYP &CNI & MMF	0.535	0.05
Treatment by CNI
Not on CNI (n = 23)	0.466	0.04	0.07	NS
On CNI (n = 17)	0.492	0.05	0.07	NS

Abbreviations: CIMT carotid intima media thickness, CNI calcineurin inhibitors, CYP cyclophosphamide, MMF mycophenolate mofetil

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