Table 1.

Biochemical and demographic characteristics of nephrotic patients and controls

Parameters (SI)	Patients = 150 (mean ± SD)	Controls = 569 (mean ± SD)	P value
Age	11.0 ± 6.6 years	12.0 ± 3.5 years	0.075
S. Alb. (mg/dl)	2.7 ± 0.7	3.9 ± 0.2	<0.001*
S. Prot.	6.5 ± 1.1	6.9 ± 0.3	<0.001*
S. Calc. (mmol/l)	8.2 ± 0.8	9.6 ± 0.4	<0.001*
Hb	11.2 ± 1.4	13.5 ± 1.1	<0.001*
S. URIC (mg/dl)	5.1 ± 0.8	4.9 ± 1.0	0.010*
S. BUN (mg/dl)	16.2 ± 7.7	9.8 ± 2.7	<0.001*
S. ALKP (U/l)	239.3 ± 92.8	87.8 ± 16.7	<0.001*
S. Na (mmol/l)	135.7 ± 8.5	138.4 ± 2.6	0.002*
S. K (mmol/l)	4.7 ± 0.6	3.7 ± 0.24	<0.001*
S. PHOS (mg/dl)	4.4 ± 1.0	3.7 ± 0.3	<0.001*
S. Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.81 ± 0.7	0.81 ± 0.2	1.00
Proteinuria	2.9 ± 1.1	0.33 ± 0.6	<0.001*
Gender % (male/female)	106 (70.7%)/44 (29.3)	399 (70.2)/170 (29.8)	Ns

* Significant value (P < 0.05), Ns not significant

S. Alb serum albumin, S. Prot. serum protein, S. Calc. serum calcium, Hb Hemoglobin, S. URIC serum uric acid, S. BUN serum blood urea nitrogen, S. ALKP serum alkaline phosphatase, S. Na serum sodium, S. K serum potassium, S. PHOS serum phosphorus, S. Creatinine serum creatinine