Table 3 Complications arising in children presenting for the first time with Nephrotic syndrome, with and without focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), n = 342 (missing information for 4 patients)
|  |  | FSGS | No FSGS | ∑ | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peritonitis | No | 22 (6.5%) | 317 (93.5%) | 339 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 3 | 0.189 |
Phlegmon | No | 22 (6.5%) | 318 (93.5%) | 340 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 2 | 0.130 |
Sepsis | No | 23 (6.8%) | 316 (93.2%) | 339 | Â |
| Â | Yes | Â | 3 (100.0%) | 3 | 1.000 |
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection | No | 20 (6.2%) | 300 (93.8%) | 320 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 3 (13.6%) | 19 (86.4%) | 22 | 0.176 |
Urinary Tract Infection | No | 20 (6.0%) | 315 (94.0%) | 335 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 3 (42.9%) | 4 (57.1%) | 7 | 0.008 |
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection | No | 22 (6.7%) | 308 (93.3%) | 330 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 1 (8.3%) | 11 (91.7%) | 12 | 0.572 |
Varizella Zoster Virus infection | No | 22 (6.5%) | 317 (93.5%) | 339 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.6%) | 3 | 0.189 |
Acute Renal Failure | No | 22 (6.7%) | 305 (93.3%) | 327 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 1 (6.7%) | 14 (93.3%) | 15 | 1.000 |
Arterial hypertension | No | 14 (4.5%) | 294 (95.5%) | 308 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 9 (26.5%) | 25 (73.5%) | 34 | < 0.001 |
Hypothyroidism | No | 20 (6.2%) | 305 (93.8%) | 325 | Â |
| Â | Yes | 3 (17.6%) | 14 (82.4%) | 17 | 0.097 |
Thrombosis | No | 23 (6.7%) | 318 (93.3%) | 341 | Â |
| Â | Yes | Â | 1 (100%) | 1 | 1.000 |
Vasculitis | No | 23 (6.7%) | 318 (93.3%) | 341 | Â |
| Â | Yes | Â | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |