Table 1. Comparison between all patients groups by ANOVA.
| Parameters | VUR N=25 mean±SD |
VUR±hydronephrosis N=9 mean±SD |
Hydronephrosis N=16 mean±SD |
Pyelonephritis N=10 mean±SD |
Cystitis N=10 mean±SD |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months) |
53.18±48.4 |
44.29±40.84 |
31.59±29.48 |
66.4±35.82 |
72.0±28.28 |
0.087 |
| BW (kg) |
12.7±7.04 |
11.29±7.45 |
10.16±4.4 |
18.98±8.77 |
21.18±6.29 |
<0.001* |
| WBC 103/mm3 |
10.26±3.15 |
10.49±4.63 |
12.13±5.97 |
15.4±3.12 |
8.74±0.65 |
0.004* |
| ESR (mm/hr) |
36.16±22.33 |
33.56±13.92 |
35.81±27.19 |
38.0±5.14 |
15.5±5.38 |
0.060 |
| Bl. urea (mmol/L) |
6.14±2.7 |
7.18±3.95 |
5.89±2.52 |
5.245±1.66 |
4.5±0.77 |
0.206 |
| S.creatinine(µmol/L) |
91.936±30.94 |
10.848±49.5 |
89.28±54.8 |
83.09±20.3 |
71.6±10.6 |
0.317 |
| U. creatinine (g/L) |
0.24±0.07 |
0.23±0.05 |
0.3±0.15 |
0.31±0.13 |
0.54±0.1 |
<0.001** |
| U. NAG (U/L) |
160.12±45.75 |
126.0±39.87 |
103.12±33.26 |
30.61±8.02 |
4.64±1.48 |
<0.001** |
| U.NAG/U. creatinine ratio (U/g) | 687.47±176.1 | 532.87±81.14 | 398.18±166.77 | 109.83±37.81 | 9.1±4.4 | <0.001** |
BW =body weight, WBC=white blood cell count, U. NAG = Urinary N acetyl Beta - D glucosaminidase expressed in unit per liter (U/l), S =serum, U = urine,*= p value significant result, **= p value highly significant result, ANOVA=Analysis of variance.