Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the enrolled patients.

From: Wnt4 is a novel biomarker for the early detection of kidney tubular injury after ischemia/reperfusion injury

 

All patients (MCD)

MCD only

MCD with tubular injury

P value

No. of patients included

40

21

19

 

Age (years)

45.4 ± 16.7

41.5 ± 16.2

53.2 ± 15.8

0.952

Male/female ratio

23/17

13/8

10/9

 

Weight (kg)

70.1 ± 11.8

69.5 ± 11.3

70.1 ± 11.8

0.437

24-h urine protein (g/d)

11.5 ± 7.9

12.5 ± 9.8

10.4 ± 3.9

0.688

Serum albumin (g/L)

18.7 ± 7.1

20.0 ± 7.5

16.1 ± 5.8

0.533

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

72.1 ± 21.0

67.5 ± 17.7

77.1 ± 23.7

0.354

BUN (mmol/L)

5.5 ± 2.5

5.9 ± 2.4

5.0 ± 2.6

0.451

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

9.8 ± 3.0

10.0. ± 3.3

9.6 ± 2.6

0.914

Blood pressure (mmHg)

132.1 ± 20.0/79.1 ± 11.6

130.1 ± 22.2/79.1 ± 11.7

136.0 ± 15.1/79.2 ± 12.2

0.732/0.983

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

87.9 ± 24.9

92.1 ± 27.6

83.4 ± 21.8

0.549

  1. The number of patients in each group is noted on the chart. The chart indicates the mean ± standard deviation of measurements of selected physical and biochemical data from the MCD patients with and without tubular injury.
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