Table 5 Mean copies of podocyte specific proteins: podocin and nephrin (absolute counts and when factored by mg creatinine in the urine) in the MESA sample stratified by diabetes status.
From: Podocyturia: an earlier biomarker of cardiovascular outcomes
Not diabetic N = 446 | Diabetic N = 33 | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Absolute Podocin count | 2.2527 | 1.6998 | 3.7737 | 3.6283 | < 0.0001 |
Podocin to creatinine ratio | 2.4211 | 1.8751 | 4.5012 | 5.2214 | < 0.0001 |
Absolute nephrin | 2.5924 | 1.7954 | 4.7039 | 4.1761 | < 0.0001 |
Nephrin to creatinine ratio | 2.7894 | 2.0667 | 5.6045 | 5.2041 | < 0.0001 |
