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Table 1 % change of serum albumin, calcium, cholesterol, and creatinine in all the three studied group (control, SSNS and SRNS)

From: Association between serum calcium and biochemical parameters among nephrotic syndrome patients: a case-control study

 

Control

Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS)

Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

% change

p-value

Mean ± SD

% change

p-value

Albumin (gm/dl)

4.19 ± 0.372

2.59 ± 0.826

− 61

1.01E−13a

0.233407b

2.33 ± 0.877

− 55

2.12E−15a

0.233407b

Calcium (mmol/l)

2.34 ± 0.153

0.692 ± 0.260

− 29

5.59E−37a

0.92356 b

0.685 ± 0.300

− 29

1.53E−34a

0.92356 b

Cholesterol (gm/dl)

185.11 ± 7.36

414.46 ± 97.07

+ 223

1.81E−17 a

0.525862 b

433.31±129.36

+ 234

2.18E−14 a

0.525862 b

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.649 ± 0.318

1.606 ± 0.364

+ 247

1.54E−15 a

0.290145 b

1.727 ± 0.500

+ 266

3.84E−14 a

0.290145b

  1. Statistical significance was evaluated by t-test with p-values < 0.05
  2. The p-value represented by a and b
  3. aAll NS patients were compared with normal healthy individuals
  4. bComparison of SSNS with SRNS in each group