Anthropomeasurements of study population n = 176 | ||
Variable | Mean ± SD | Min – Max |
Age (years) | 4.78 ± 3.23 | 1–15 |
Weight (kg) | 17.97 ± 8.99 | 7.5–51 |
Height (cm) | 98.68 ± 23.60 | 72–166 |
BSA (msq) | 0.69 ± 0.25 | 0.4–1.8 |
Clinical presentation of children with difficult nephrotic syndrome | ||
Feature | N | % |
male | 100 | 56.81 |
Edema | 174 | 98.86 |
Hypertension | 16 | 9.09 |
Gross hematuria | 5 | 2.84 |
Renal failure | 2 | 1.14 |
Diagnostic biochemistry and urinary PCR in children with difficult nephrotic syndrome | ||
Variable | Mean ± SD | Min – Max |
Total protein (g/dl) | 4.53 ± 0.81 | 2.7–7.9 |
Serum albumin (g/dl) | 2.00 ± 0.58 | 1–4.5 |
Serum cholesterol (mg/dl) | 369.93 ± 114.25 | 5–730 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.37 ± 0.30 | 0.06–2.30 |
Spot urine- PCR (mg/mg) | 9.01 ± 6.52 | 0.2–39.5 |