Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

Variable		RE N=33 (%)	NRE N=13 (%)	OR (95% CI)	p value
Age:	<6 years	22 (66.7)	4 (30.8)	1.00 (Ref.)
	≥6 years	11 (33.3)	9 (69.2)	4.5 (1.13–17.94)	0.027*
Sex:	Males	24 (72.7)	8 (61.5)	1.00 (Ref.)
	Females	9 (27.3)	5 (38.5)	1.67 (0.43–6.46)	0.493
Histology:	MCD	29 (87.9)	3 (23.1)	1.00 (Ref.)	FSGS vs. MCD
	FSGS	2 (6.1)	9 (69.2)	43.50 (6.25–302.6)	<0.0001*
	MesPGN	1 (3.0)	1 (7.7)
Origin:	Town	14 (42.4)	9 (69.2)	1.00 (Ref.)
	Village	19 (57.6)	4 (30.8)	0.33 (0.08–1.28)	0.102

RE – responders; NRE – non-responders; OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; MCD – minimal change disease; FSGS – focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; MesPGN – mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis; Ref. – reference;

^*a significant association.