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Table 4 Age-Based Seasonal Variation among the Study Participants

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

 20-24 yrs

23.23 ± 3.20

22.38 ± 3.03

0.0134

 25-29 yrs

24.75 ± 1.91

24.20 ± 1.98

0.0002

 30-34 yrs

26.24 ± 2.92

25.69 ± 3.04

0.0029

 35-39 yrs

26.57 ± 2.60

26.27 ± .3.03

0.2973

Systolic blood pressure

 20-24 yrs

117.5 ± 11.59

123 ± 11.24

0.1788

 25-29 yrs

121.67 ± 6.65

123.56 ± 5.66

0.0361

 30-34 yrs

119 ± 12.11

119.64 ± 11.56

0.7627

 35-39 yrs

117.29 ± 6.24

118.00 ± 3.55

0.6556

Creatinine

 20-24 yrs

72.5 ± 32.47

105.17 ± 15.48

0.0185

 25-29 yrs

78.56 ± 14.75

99.30 ± 15.28

< 0.0001

 30-34 yrs

56.91 ± 17.68

72.09 ± 11.64

0.0045

 35-39 yrs

53.86 ± 5.76

73.00 ± 9.71

< 0.0001

Urea

 20-24 yrs

5.33 ± 1.07

4.83 ± 0.98

0.3404

 25-29 yrs

3.48 ± 1.04

4.30 ± 1.08

0.0005

 30-34 yrs

3.31 ± 1.15

3.16 ± 0.74

0.7623

 35-39 yrs

2.76 ± 0.74

3.48 ± 0.50

0.0021

Potassium

 20-24 yrs

3.95 ± 0.15

4.05 ± 0.08

0.1106

 25-29 yrs

3.79 ± 0.26

3.85 ± 0.21

0.1578

 30-34 yrs

3.71 ± 0.27

3.80 ± 0.27

0.1669

 35-39 yrs

3.76 ± 0.24

3.77 ± 0.29

0.9258

GFR

 20-24 yrs

148.17 ± 8.04

119.17 ± 13.91

0.0013

 25-29 yrs

133 ± 21.33

108.04 ± 18.81

< 0.0001

 30-34 yrs

119.46 ± 19.60

94.91 ± 15.98

0.0043

 35-39 yrs

140.86 ± 22.63

101.86 ± 17.02

0.0034

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