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Table 5 Proteinuria and glomerular filtration rate characteristics

From: Birth weight and renal markers in children aged 5–10 years in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

LBW

NBW

HBW

P-value

N (%)

80 (100)

21 (26.2)

45 (56.2)

14 (17.5)

Dipstick positive proteinuria, n (%)

15 (18.8)

6 (28.6)

4 (8.1)

5 (35.7)

0.033

PCR (mg/g), median (IQR) (n = 15)

185 (130–373)

291 (162–455)

143 (96.5–215)

185 (85–215)

0.228

SCr (mg/dl), median (IQR) (n = 80)

0.64 (0.59–0.73)

0.62 (0.56–0.68)

0.66 (0.6–0.72)

0.63 (0.53–0.82)

0.339

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2), median (IQR) (n = 80)

105.5 (90–118)

113 (95–124)

103 (89–114.5)

109 (87.2–122)

0.33

PCR ratio (mg/g), n (%), (n = 15)

 < 200

73 (91.2)

17 (81)

44 (97.8)

12 (85.7)

0.051

 ≥ 200

7 (8.7)

4 (19)

1 (2.2)

2 (14.3)

 

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2), n (%) (n = 80)

 ≥ 120

18 (22.5)

6 (28.6)

9 (20)

3 (21.4)

 

 90–119

44 (55)

12 (57.1)

25 (55.6)

7 (50)

0.818

 < 90

18 (22.5)

3 (14.3)

11 (24.4)

4 (28.6)

 
  1. eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, HBW High birth weight, IQR Interquartile range, LBW Low birth weight, NBW Normal birth weight, PCR Protein to creatinine ratio, SCr Serum creatinine