Table 2 Characteristics of PNS patients and clinical impact of using old ALB-I cut-offs.
BCG group | IN group | P values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | N (%) or Median (IQR) | N | N (%) or Median (IQR) | |||
Age (years) | 216 | 5.84 (6.38) | 206 | 4.10 (5.00) | 0.06 | |
Male | 216 | 154 (71.30%) | 206 | 157 (76.21%) | 0.27 | |
Weight (kg) | 216 | 20.25 (19.00) | 206 | 17.50 (14.00) | 0.02 | |
Hospitalization duration (days) | 216 | 11 (7) | 206 | 10 (7) | 0.07 | |
UV/weight (ml/kg) | 216 | 45.04 (33.39) | 206 | 48.86 (30.39) | 0.18 | |
Urinary Protein ≥ 3 + | 211 | 146(69.19%) | 204 | 132(64.71%) | 0.33 | |
Cr (umol/L) | 216 | 28(16) | 206 | 25(12) | < 0.01 | |
CysC (mg/L) | 216 | 0.81(0.28) | 206 | 0.87(0.21) | < 0.01 | |
urea (mmol/L) | 215 | 4(2.36) | 206 | 4.16(2.11) | 0.45 | |
TC (mmol/L) | 194 | 10.06(4.04) | 194 | 10.37(4.97) | 0.88 | |
TG (mmol/L) | 193 | 2.48(1.85) | 193 | 2.59(1.77) | 0.93 | |
Using Diuretics | 216 | (75.46%) | 206 | 145(70.39%) | 0.24 | |
ALB (g/L)a | 216 | 17.80 (10.80) | 206 | 12.20 (11.70) | < 0.01 | |
Hypoproteinemiab | 216 | 178 (82.40%) | 206 | 176 (85.40%) | 0.43 | |
Severe hypoproteinemia | ALB-I < 20 g/Lc | 216 | 131 (60.60%) | 206 | 155 (75.20%) | < 0.01 |
ALB-I < 15 g/Ld | 216 | ‒ | 206 | 129 (62.60%) | 0.69e | |
Cases using human albumin injections | 216 | 65 (30.09%) | 206 | 83 (40.29%) | 0.03 | |
ACAI/weight (g/kg) used | 216 | 0 (0.44) | 206 | 0 (1.07) | 0.01 | |
AEAI/weight (CNY/kg) used | 216 | 0 (17.38) | 206 | 0 (42.39) | 0.01 | |
