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Table 3 CKDu patients and non-CKDu subjects of the dietary study by age, sex and BMI categories

From: Is the staple diet eaten in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka, a predisposing factor in the development of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology? - A comparison based on urinary β2-microglobulin measurements

Variable

CKDu patients

Non-CKDu subjects

P value

(n = 100)

(n = 100)

Age (years, Mean ± SD)

47.8 ± 9.6

47.7 ± 9.2

0.922

Height (cm, Mean ± SD)

164.2 ± 7.9

159.2 ± 7.7

< 0.001

Weight (kg, Mean ± SD)

56.9 ± 7.4

60.7 ± 8.9

0.001

BMI (kg m−2, Mean ± SD)

21.3 ± 3.3

23.9 ± 2.9

< 0.001

  1. For CKDu patients: n = 100; 59 males and 41 females, for non-CKDu subjects: n = 100; 59 males and 41 females.
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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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