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Table 3 Mean seasonal measurement of various study parameters stratified by gender

From: Climate change causes changes in biochemical markers of kidney disease

Variables

Rainy Season

(Mean ± SD)

Dry Season

(Mean ± SD)

P-Value

Body Mass Index

Male

24.69 ± 2.13

23.99 ± 2.21

< 0.0001

Female

25.79 ± 2.99

25.45 ± 3.11

0.0302

Systolic blood pressure

Male

121.27 ± 7.89

123 ± 7.02

0.0205

Female

118.19 ± 9.43

119.19 ± 8.46

0.4187

Creatinine

Male

80.13 ± 17.18

103.57 ± 11.66

< 0.0001

Female

55 ± 13.44

71 ± 10.18

< 0.0001

Urea

Male

4.05 ± 1.05

4.56 ± 0.97

0.0302

Female

2.87 ± 1.12

3.22 ± 0.66

0.2121

Potassium

Male

3.87 ± 0.18

3.92 ± 0.18

0.1273

Female

3.68 ± 0.29

3.75 ± 0.27

0.2107

GFR

Male

128 ± 22.13

98.40 ± 15.85

< 0.0001

Female

140 ± 18.59

116.05 ± 17.24

< 0.0001

  1. GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate; P-value less than 0.05 is considered statistically significant