Table 1. Clinical features of 16 FSGS patients vs 16 normal volunteers.

Clinical features	Normal (Mean ± SEM)	FSGS (Mean ± SEM)
Age (year)	29.1±3.7	26.6±2.9
DD (month)	-	4.78±0.81
BP (mmHg)	128.5±3.1/79.6±3.3	135.1±1.5/84.5±2.6
Upro (g/24 h)	0.27±0.12	6.86±1.03**
URBC (×104)	2.78±1.06	6.81±2.32*
Scr (mg/dl)	0.86±0.13	0.80±0.04
BUN (mg/dl)	14.6±1.61	15.3±1.3
Ccr (ml/min)	108.7±9.79	90.3±15.83
TG (mmol/l)	1.47±0.63	3.39±0.76*
TC (mmol/l)	4.38±1.64	9.83±1.10*

DD: Duration of the disease; BP: Blood pressure; Upro: Urinary protein; URBC: Urinary red blood cell; Scr: Serum creatinine; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; Ccr: Creatinine clearance. TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol.

^*, p<0.05;

^**, p<0.01.