Table 4.

Blood laboratory data in children with remission and relapse of the disease

Blood parameters	Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome participants
	Remission n = 26	Relapse n = 21	Total n = 47	Reference range
	Mean ± SD (min–max)	Mean ± SD (min–max)	Mean ± SD (min–max)	Reference range
Protein (g/dL)	6.74 ± 0.95^a (4.0–8.2)^f	4.96 ± 0.81^a (3.5–6.7)	5.94 ± 1.26 (3.5–8.2)^f	5.7–8
Albumin (g/dL)	4.14 ± 0.76^b (2.1–5.1)	2.55 ± 0.64^b (1.4–3.6)	3.43 ± 1.06 (1.4–5.1)	3.5–5.2
Urea (mg/dL)	26.3 ± 7.2 (11–44)^f	29.8 ± 15.0 (10–72)^f	27.9 ± 11.3 (10–72)^f	11–43
Uric acid (mg/dL)	4.86 ± 1.24 (2.7–7.9)^f	5.43 ± 1.84 (3.5–10.7)^f	5.11 ± 1.55 (2.7–10.7)^f	Girls: 2.6–6.0 Boys: 3.5–7.2
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.74 ± 0.60^c (8.3–10.6)	9.13 ± 0.84^c (7.4–10.4)	9.47 ± 0.77 (7.4–10.6)	8.8–10.8
Magnesium (mg/dL)	1.97 ± 0.21 (1.6–2.6)	2.05 ± 0.19 (1.6–2.3)	2.01 ± 0.21 (1.6–2.6)	1.45–2.6
Inorganic phosphate (mg/dL)	4.75 ± 0.64 (3.5–5.8)^f	4.79 ± 0.94 (3.2–7.7)^f	4.77 ± 0.77 (3.2–7.7)^f	2.5–5
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	206 ± 63^d (122–347)^f	387 ± 108^d (240–659)^f	285 ± 124 (122–659)^f	< 170
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	134 ± 125^e (40–677)^f	276 ± 190^e (135–969)^f	199 ± 172 (40–969)^f	2–9 years < 75 10–17 years < 90
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.59 ± 0.17 (0.32–1.09)^f	0.64 ± 0.12 (0.67–0.92)	0.62 ± 0.15 (0.32–1.09)^f	0.3–1.0
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m²)	128.02 ± 18.42 (98.25–160.6)^f	121.11 ± 21.16 (87.28–187.69)^f	124.19 ± 20.32 (87.28–187.69)^f	2–12 years 140 ± 30 13–21 years 126 ± 22

iNS Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, eGFR estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

Significant difference at P < 0.01 between c–c

Significant difference at P < 0.001 between a–a, b–b, d–d, e–e

^fIndividual values over reference range