Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Nephrol. Dec 25, 2024; 13(4): 100087
Published online Dec 25, 2024. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v13.i4.100087
Table 1 Characteristics of all patients (n = 75), n (%)
Variables
Frequency or mean ± SD (range)
Age31.52 ± 11.70 (18-59)
Age category
18-24 years30 (40.0)
≥ 25 years45 (60.0)
Sex
Male32 (42.7)
Female43 (57.3)
Clinical syndrome
Nephritic syndrome60 (80)
Nephrotic syndrome15 (20)
Biopsy date
Before COVID-19 pandemic (2017-2019)33 (44.0)
20171 (1.3)
201814 (18.7)
201918 (24.0)
During COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022)42 (56.0)
20201 (1.3)
202120 (26.7)
202221 (28.0)
Creatinine (mg/dL)1.13 ± 0.73 (0.32-3.81)
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)19.40 ± 14.99 (5.10-80.70)
Epidermal growth factor receptor (mL/minute/1.73 m2)99.59 ± 62.95 (14.32-369.77)
Albumin (g/dL)2.75 ± 1.03 (1.03-4.92)
Lipid profile
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)318.53 ± 150.48 (129-761)
Low-density lipoproteins cholesterol (mg/dL)222.81 ± 125.08 (69-617)
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)54.36 ± 18.93 (23-130)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)235.66 ± 124.20 (71-590)
Histopathology
Chronic glomerulonephritis4 (5.3)
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 8 (10.7)
Global glomerulosclerosis5 (6.7)
Glomerulopathy3 (4.0)
IgA nephropathy4 (5.3)
Lupus nephritis25 (33.3)
Class I3 (4.0)
Class II4 (5.3)
Class III7 (9.3)
Class IV11 (14.7)
Minimal change disease20 (26.7)
Nephrosclerosis1 (1.3)
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis1 (1.3)
Tubulointerstitial nephritis2 (2.7)
Normal2 (2.7)