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Table 3 Comparison with other studies in our environment and globally

From: Trends in the histopathology of childhood nephrotic syndrome in Ibadan Nigeria: preponderance of idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

 

Hendrickse (1972) [4]a

ISKDC Study (1978) [52]b

Abdurrahman et al. (1990) [6]c

Asinobi et al. (1999) [8]d

Present study e

Location

Ibadan

Multinational

Zaria

Ibadan

Ibadan

Number

63

521

99

41

78

Mean age (year)

No data

-

5.8

7.9

9.5

Quartan malarial nephropathy

51 (81.0)

-

20 (20.4)

-

_

Mes.PGN

5 (7.9)

(12) 2.3

-

-

-

MPGN

-

(39) 7.5

25 (25.5)

21 (51.2)

16 (20.5)

MCD

5 (7.9)

(398) 76.4

9 (9.2)

4 (9.8)

15 (19.2)

Membranous

-

(8) 1.5

2 (2.0)

4 (9.8)

1 (1.3)

Proliferative GN

-

-

19 (19.4)

2 (4.9)

8 (10.3)

Chronic GN

-

-

-

1 (2.4)

3 (3.8)

FSGS

1 (1.6)

(36) 6.9

2 (2.0)

2 (4.9)

31 (39.8)

Others

1 (1.6)

(28) 5.4

21 (21.5)

7 (17.0)

4 (5.1)

Total

63 (100)

521 (100)

99 (100)

41 (100)

78 (100)

  1. a,b,c,d referenced studies above were Pre-treatment biopsies while e, was majorly Post-treatment