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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Patients Receiving Tripterygium Wilfordii Multiglycosides or Tacrolimus

From: Comparison of tripterygium wilfordii multiglycosides and tacrolimus in the treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a prospective cohort study

 

TAC group (n = 30)

TWG group (n = 23)

p value

Sex (female)

8(26.70 %)

11(47.80 %)

0.93

Age (years)

43.40 ± 16.10

48.82 ± 6.80

0.11

BMI (kg/m2)

23.79 ± 3.01

22.75 ± 3.16

0.28

Daily urinary protein (g)

6.32 ± 3.37

6.80 ± 2.25

0.54

Serum albumin (g/l)

23.51 ± 7.39

28.04 ± 9.86

0.06

Scr (μmol/l)

80.17 ± 30.24

66.04 ± 19.71

0.06

BUN (mmol/l)

5.96 ± 3.75

5.22 ± 2.73

0.43

UA (umol/l)

344.97 ± 136.04

340.65 ± 71.92

0.88

eGFR(MDRD) (ml/min)

83.70 ± 34.29

100.92 ± 28.27

0.06

Hb (g/l)

139.69 ± 17.19

133.74 ± 15.15

0.20

TG (mmol/l)

2.36 ± 1.82

2.57 ± 1.51

0.66

Tch (mmol/l)

8.38 ± 2.44

7.34 ± 2.38

0.13

LDL (mmol/l)

4.70 ± 0.61

4.88 ± 0.69

0.33

HDL (μmmol/l)

1.57 ± 0.48

1.56 ± 0.52

0.90

Blood glucose (mg/dl)

4.70 ± 0.61

4.88 ± 0.69

0.33

ALT (u/l)

24.40 ± 10.51

17.20 ± 6.18

0.15

  1. Note: Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number and (%). p values are calculated by analysis of variance, χ2 test, or independent t-test, as appropriate
  2. BMI Body Mass Index; Scr serum creatinine; BUN blood urea nitrogen; UA Uric acid; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate; Hb haemoglobin; TG Triglyceride; Tch Total cholesterol; LDL Low density lipoprotein; HDL High density lipoprotein
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