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

BMC Nephrology

Table 6 Effect of prematurity, birth weight, weight for gestational age and obesity on blood pressure, proteinuria and glomerular filtration rate

Variables	Gestational term			Birth weight				Weight for gestational age				Overweight/obesity
Variables	< 37 weeks	37–42 weeks	p	LBW	NBW	HBW	p	SGA	AGA	LGA	p	Yes	No	p
SBP percentile	49.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–50.0)	0.264	49.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–49.5)	49.0 (49.0–51.0)	0.118	49.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–49.8)	49.0 (49.0–51.0)	0.134	50.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–50.3)	0.018
DBP percentile	50.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–50.0)	0.066	50.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–50.0)	49.5 (49.0–50.0)	0.219	50.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–50.0)	49.0 (49.0–50.0)	0.227	50.0 (49.0–51.0)	49.0 (49.0–50.0)	0.146
SCr (mg/dl)	0.64 (0.60–0.74)	0.64 (0.58–0.73)	0.695	0.63 (0.56–0.68)	0.66 (0.61–0.76)	0.64 (0.53–0.83)	0.334	0.63 (0.56–0.68)	0.66 (0.60–0.76)	0.64 (0.54–0.82)	0.368	0.69 (0.62–0.84)	0.63 (0.58–0.73)	0.058
eGFR (ml/min)	99.0 (91.0–117.5)	106.0 (90.0–118.0)	0.506	113.0 (95.0–124.0)	103.0 (89.5–114.5)	109.5 (87.3–122.0)	0.339	113.0 (95.0–124.0)	103.5 (89.3–115.3)	109.0 (88.0–117.0)	0.379	93.0 (81.5–109.5)	106.0 (93.0–121.0)	0.036

Estimates are median and interquartile range. AGA Appropriate for gestational age, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, HBW High birth weight, LBW Low birth weight, LGA Large for gestational age, NBW Normal birth weight, SBP Systolic blood pressure, SCr Serum creatinine, SGA Small for gestational age

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