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Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients

From: Serum and plasma levels of Ba, but not those of soluble C5b-9, might be affected by renal function in chronic kidney disease patients

Total number (n)

40

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

56.1 ± 11.3

Sex (male/female), n

24/16

Causes of CKDa%, n (%)

 Candidate donor for living renal transplant

10 (25.0%)

 Heminephrectomy

10b (25.0%)

 Nephrosclerosis

8 (20.0%)

 IgA nephropathy without active urine sedimentation

8 (20.0%)

 Post-renal transplantation (recipient)

2 (5.0%)

 Other

2c (5.0%)

Grade (G) of CKD (n (%))

 G1

4 (10.0)

 G2

11 (27.5)

 G3

18 (45.0)

 G4

6 (15.0)

 G5

1 (2.5)

  1. aChronic kidney disease; b3 donors for renal transplantation and 7 renal cell carcinomas and no recurrences after > 5 years; c1 with polycystic kidney, 1 with post-renal renal failure