Table 1 Patient characteristics

Number of cases

11

Age (years)

29.36 ± 3.31

Gender ratio (M:F)

6:5

Duration of disease (months)

23 ± 4

Edema

11 (100)

Hypertension

10 (91)

Proteinuria (gm/day)

2.28 ± 0.4

Proteinuria (gm/1.73m²/day)

2.97 ± 0.6

Serum albumin (g/dl)

2.27 ± 1.1

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

0.9 ± 0.8

Hypoalbuminemia

11 (100)

Hyperlipidemia

11 (100)

Previous treatment

 Cyclophosphamide/steroids

11 (100)

 Tacrolimus

4 (36)

Concomitant therapy

 ACEI only

4 (36)

 ACEI + ARB

7 (64)

 Diuretics

11 (100)

 Statins

9 (82)