Table 1.

Comparison between studied groups regarding some clinical and laboratory data.

Parameter		Group Ia N=30	Group Ib N=30	Group II N=30	P value
					Group Ia&II	Group Ib&II	Group Ia&Ib	All groups
Age (month)	Range	5–96		2–95	0.06	0.09	0.84	0.12
	Median	24		36
Sex	Male	18 (60%)		18(60%)	0.57	0.89	0.43	0.82
	Female	12 (40%)		12(40%)
Weight centile	Range	5–75		5–75	0.11	0.38	0.17	0.26
	Median	27.5		27.5
Height centile	Range	5–90		5–95	0.25	0.27	0.14	0.33
	Median	25		31
Hemoglobin level	Range	2.2–7.1	10–14	9.8–13	<0.001*	0.09	<0.001*	<0.001*
	Median	4	11.8	11
Reticulocytic count	Range	4–20	0.7–3.2	1–3	<0.001*	0.9	<0.001*	<0.001*
	Median	8	1.6	1.7
Indirect bilirubin	Range	2.5–7.2	0.5–1.8	0.2–0.9	<0.001	0.008	0.001	<0.001
	Median	3.8	0.8	0.4
Serum cystatin C	Range	0.41–1.64	0.38–1.1	0.36–.80	<0.001*	0.008*	<0.001*	<0.001*
	Median	0.91	0.66	0.50
Serum creatinine	Range	0.40–0.90	0.1–0.5	0.1–.7	0.08	0.07	0.05	0.43
	Median	0.5	0.3	0.4
GFR	Range	41.25–125	82.5–475	68–550	<0.001*	<0.001*	0.3	<0.001*
	Median	73.6	89.6	117.7
Urinary A/C ratio	Range	1–19	0.1–5	0.2–0.4	<0.001*	0.002*	<0.001*	<0.001*
	Median	4.5	2	0.1

BMI=body mass index, GFR= glomerular filtration rate, A/C ratio= albumin/creatinine ratio.