Table 2.
General characteristics of Control and DN groups
| Control Group (n = 23) |
DN Group (n = 44) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Median (Min-Max) | 44 (19–80) | 53 (23–75) |
| Mean ± SD | 47 ± 16.57 | 50.3 ± 13.73a |
| Gender n (%) | ||
| Male | 12 (52.17%) | 24 (54.55%)b |
| Female | 11 (47.83%) | 20 (45.55%) |
| Color n (%) | ||
| White | 34 (77.27%) | |
| Not white | 4 (9.09%) | |
| NI | 6 (13.64%) | |
| SAH n (%) | ||
| Yes | 26 (59.1%) | |
| No | 7 (15.9%) | |
| NI | 11 (25%) | |
| Course DM (years) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 13.66 ± 6.58 | |
| GBM thickness (nm) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 750.69 ± 184.03 | |
| DN Classes (n) | ||
| Class I | 2 (4.5%) | |
| Class IIa | 2 (4.5%) | |
| Class IIb | 2 (4.5%) | |
| Class III | 27 (61.5%) | |
| Class IV | 11 (25%) | |
| Urea (mg/dL) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 81.9 ± 41.9 | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 2.22 ± 1.47 | |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 48.46 ± 34.51 | |
| Proteinuria (g/day) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 5.02 ± 4.35 | |
DN Diabetic Nephropathy. DM Diabetes Mellitus. SAH Systemic arterial hypertension. GBM Glomerular basement membrane. eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate. SD Standard deviation.
a: t = 0.8607; p = 0.3927
b: χ2 = 0.03417; p = 0.8533