Reference gene panel for urinary exosome-based molecular diagnostics in patients with kidney disease

Table 2 Demographic and anthropometric details of subjects enrolled in the study

Serial number	Variable	Diabetic control	Diabetic nephropathy	Membranous nephropathy	IgA nephropathy	Healthy control	P value
1	Sample size (n)	13	05	05	02	06	NA
2	Age (yr), mean ± SD	45.11 ± 7.65	47.11 ± 12	51 ± 3.8	49 ± 1.41	46 ± 10.79	0.04
3	Gender (male/female)	8/5	3/2	4/1	2/0	3/3	NA
4	Duration of DM (yr), mean ± SD	10± 6.08	6 ± 5	2.4 ± 2	5.12 ± 6.9	NA	0.06
5	BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD	24 ± 3.64	24 ± 3.64	26.6 ± 6	23 ± 5.23	26 ± 7.04	0.09
6	Medical condition	DM or DM & HTN both	DM or DM & HTN both	DM or HTN or DM & HTN both	IgA nephropathy	NA	NA

One-way ANOVA was used to compare quantitative variables between different disease groups wherever applicable. DM: Diabetic mellitus; BMI: Body mass index; HTN: Hypertension; IgA: Immunoglobulin A; NA: Not available.