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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Nephrol. 2015 Sep 25;31(2):247–253. doi: 10.1007/s00467-015-3203-6

Table 2. Clinical Phenotype of 134 patients with Primary VUR.

Parameters Familial VUR#
n=79
Non Familial VUR
n=55
Fisher’s
exact p
VUR Highest Grade (%)
Grade 1 6 5
Grade 2 27 29
Grade 3 28 40
Grade 4 21 20
Grade 5 18 6 0.24
VUR > grade 3 any side (%) 39 26 0.14
Bilateral VUR (%) 56 66 0.29
Renal parenchymal scarring (%)* 53 44 0.62
*

Information available on 65 individuals (38 familial and 27 non-familial)

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VUR: Vesico ureteric reflux