TABLE 1.

Main characteristics at baseline.

Indicators	Support group (n = 67)	Glucocorticoids group (n = 42)	Nefecon group (n = 40)	P Value
Gender	​	​	​	0.798
Male [n (%)]	31 (46.3)	21 (50.0)	19 (47.5)	​
Female [n (%)]	36 (53.7)	21 (50.0)	21 (52.5)	​
Age (years)	46.92 ± 12.48	44.52 ± 11.83	46.55 ± 11.56	0.748
Hypertension [n (%)]	​	​	​	0.313
Yes	29 (43.3)	15 (35.7)	18 (45.0)	​
No	38 (56.7)	27 (64.3)	22 (55.0)	​
Diabetes mellitus [n (%)]	​	​	​	0.942
Yes	7 (10.4)	5 (11.9)	4 (10.0)	​
No	60 (89.6)	37 (88.1)	36 (90.0)	​
Smoking [n (%)]	​	​	​	0.146
Yes	4 (6.0)	3 (7.1)	6 (15.0)	​
No	63 (94.0)	39 (92.9)	34 (85.0)	​
Alcohol consumption [n (%)]	​	​	​	0.268
Yes	3 (4.5)	1 (2.4)	4 (10.0)	​
No	64 (95.5)	41 (97.6)	36 (90.0)	​
Hemoglobin (g/L)	137.95 ± 19.78	140.52 ± 18.76	136.89 ± 21.45	0.677
Platelets (×109/L)	248.62 ± 63.15	252.17 ± 60.89	245.98 ± 66.72	0.853
White blood cells (×109/L)	7.33 ± 2.67	7.56 ± 2.74	7.45 ± 2.78	0.923
Albumin (g/L)	40.15 ± 4.61	40.58 ± 4.37	40.02 ± 4.75	0.802
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)	5.19 ± 0.94	5.17 ± 0.90	5.15 ± 0.88	0.934
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)	103.18 ± 45.52	90.64 ± 41.13	105.87 ± 51.32	0.150
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73m2)	76.58 ± 29.08	86.64 ± 24.35	75.23 ± 28.76	0.166
24-h urinary protein quantification (g/d)	0.84 ± 0.89	0.82 ± 0.75	0.92 ± 1.15	0.692
24-h proteinuria (g/d), median (IQR)	1.16(IQR 0.56–1.19)	1.66(IQR 0.60–1.73)	2.42(IQR 1.29–2.78)	0.689
Urinary red blood cell count (/μl)	104.81 ± 205.68	102.64 ± 187.47	98.56 ± 168.34	0.877
Oxford classification
M 0/1	44/23	23/19	22/18	0.408
E 0/1	37/30	20/22	22/18	0.704
S 0/1	30/37	22/20	20/20	0.726
T 0/1/2	50/17/0	27/14/1	26/11/3	0.416
C 0/1/2	39/27/1	21/17/3	27/12/1	0.347