Table 1 Demographic and laboratory data in IgAN patients and healthy controls

Age (years)

45.5 + 13.4

46.5 + 13.5

0.814

 Male

13 (36%)

4 (33%)

0.865

 Female

23 (64%)

8 (67%)

 Malay

17 (47.2%)

6 (50%)

0.871

 Chinese

19 (52.8%)

6 (50%)

BMI (kg/m²)

24.56 + 2.79

23.62 + 3.03

0.326

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

13.43 + 1.56

13.18 + 1.54

0.707

Urea (mmol/L)

4.7 (4.2–5.7)

4.0 (3.4–5.0)

0.072

Creatinine (μmol/L)

83.5 (62.3–116.5)

69.5 (59.3–84.3)

0.14

eGFR (mls/min/1.73m²)

79.0 (62.1–92.2)

86.5 (74.3–93.8)

0.248

Albumin (g/L)

41.39 + 3.36

42.33 + 1.97

0.245

UPCI (g/mmol creatinine)

0.050 (0.023–0.128)

0.01 (0.01–0.01)

< 0.001