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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with nephrosclerosis

From: Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)-7 expression is decreased in human hypertensive nephrosclerosis

 

Real time PCR (European Renal cDNA Bank)

Immunohisto-chemistry

Number of patients

32

12

Age in years (median, IQR)

55 (48-64)

64.5 (58.5-67.5)

Male/female (n)

25/7

9/3

Disease duration (years)

n.a.

14 (7-25.8)

Creatinine Clearance (ml/min) (median, IQR)

51.8 (32.8-61.8)

39.0 (15.5-56.4)

Proteinuria (g/day) (median, IQR)

2.3 (0.4-3.1)

0.5 (0.2-1.4)

Degree of interstitial fibrosis (%) (median, IQR)

n.a.

43.6 (39.8.-48.5)

  1. Legend: IQR, interquartile range; n.a., not available
  2. Reference values: Creatinine Clearance: 80-140 ml/min.,
  3. Proteinuria: <150 mg/day