Table 1.

Characteristics of the studied participants

		iNS		Control		P value
		n	%	n	%
Gender	male	25	53.2	18	38.3	0.147
	female	22	46.8	29	61.7
Age	mean SD	9.6 ± 3.9		10.8 ± 3.7		0.142
Family economic status	high	4	8.5	10	21.3	0.164
	moderate	34	72.4	24	51.1
	satisfactory	7	14.9	11	23.4
	unsatisfactory	2	4.2	2	4.2
Children’s number in the family	1	11	23.4	13	27.7	0.250
	2	21	44.7	26	55.3
	3	11	23.4	4	8.5
	4+	4	8.5	4	8.5
Father’s education	higher	8	17.0	12	25.5	0.030*
	secondary	15	31.9	20	42.6
	primary	24	51.1	15	31.9
Mother’s education	high	11	23.4	19	40.4	0.029*
	secondary	25	53.2	18	38.3
	primary	11	23.4	10	21.3

iNS Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

* - significant difference at P < 0.05