Table 1.

Comparison of demographic, biochemical and 2D ultrasound data between groups with and without renal biopsy-related arteriovenous fistula

	RB-AVF (n = 23)	PRB without fistula (n = 115)	p value
Age (years)	40.5 ± 14.7	47.2 ± 15.1	0.058
BMI (kg/m2)	25.3 ± 4.5	26.7 ± 4.5	0.165
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.60 ± 1.51	1.67 ± 1.18	0.319
Proteinuria (g/24 h)a	1.60 [0.13–13.4]	3.16 [0.00–29.50]	0.073
Renal length (mm)	117.5 ± 5.2	116.0 ± 13.1	0.696
Parenchymal thickness	16.3 ± 2.9	16.0 ± 3.2	0.750
Maximal hematoma diameter (mm)	48.7 ± 23.9	34.5 ± 19.9	0.005

^a Median [range]