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Table 4 Blood laboratory data in children with remission and relapse of the disease

From: Selected salivary parameters in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a preliminary study

Blood parameters

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome participants

Remission

n = 26

Relapse

n = 21

Total

n = 47

Reference range

Mean ± SD (min–max)

Mean ± SD (min–max)

Mean ± SD (min–max)

Protein (g/dL)

6.74 ± 0.95a (4.0–8.2)f

4.96 ± 0.81a (3.5–6.7)

5.94 ± 1.26 (3.5–8.2)f

5.7–8

Albumin (g/dL)

4.14 ± 0.76b (2.1–5.1)

2.55 ± 0.64b (1.4–3.6)

3.43 ± 1.06 (1.4–5.1)

3.5–5.2

Urea (mg/dL)

26.3 ± 7.2 (11–44)f

29.8 ± 15.0 (10–72)f

27.9 ± 11.3 (10–72)f

11–43

Uric acid (mg/dL)

4.86 ± 1.24 (2.7–7.9)f

5.43 ± 1.84 (3.5–10.7)f

5.11 ± 1.55 (2.7–10.7)f

Girls: 2.6–6.0

Boys: 3.5–7.2

Calcium (mg/dL)

9.74 ± 0.60c (8.3–10.6)

9.13 ± 0.84c (7.4–10.4)

9.47 ± 0.77 (7.4–10.6)

8.8–10.8

Magnesium (mg/dL)

1.97 ± 0.21 (1.6–2.6)

2.05 ± 0.19 (1.6–2.3)

2.01 ± 0.21 (1.6–2.6)

1.45–2.6

Inorganic phosphate (mg/dL)

4.75 ± 0.64 (3.5–5.8)f

4.79 ± 0.94 (3.2–7.7)f

4.77 ± 0.77 (3.2–7.7)f

2.5–5

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

206 ± 63d (122–347)f

387 ± 108d (240–659)f

285 ± 124 (122–659)f

< 170

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

134 ± 125e (40–677)f

276 ± 190e (135–969)f

199 ± 172 (40–969)f

2–9 years < 75

10–17 years < 90

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.59 ± 0.17 (0.32–1.09)f

0.64 ± 0.12 (0.67–0.92)

0.62 ± 0.15 (0.32–1.09)f

0.3–1.0

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

128.02 ± 18.42 (98.25–160.6)f

121.11 ± 21.16 (87.28–187.69)f

124.19 ± 20.32 (87.28–187.69)f

2–12 years 140 ± 30

13–21 years 126 ± 22

  1. iNS Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, eGFR estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
  2. Significant difference at P < 0.01 between c–c
  3. Significant difference at P < 0.001 between a–a, b–b, d–d, e–e
  4. fIndividual values over reference range