Table 6.

Comparison of plasma apoC-II and apoC-III levels according to the ABPM profile between the CAKUT and non-CAKUT CKD children and adolescents.

		ApoC-II	ApoC-III
ABPM profile	N	Median (25th−75th)	Median (25th−75th)
24-h BP
Abnormal
CAKUT	4	4.68 (3.86-6.08)	7.15 (6.14–8.38)*
Non-CAKUT	8	7.35 (5.04-13.86)	13.15 (8.5–20.33)*
Normal
CAKUT	45	5.36 (4.00-6.73)	8.58 (7.02–10.94)
Non-CAKUT	31	4.82 (4.03-7.11)	9.03 (7.49–10.83)
Awake BP
Abnormal
CAKUT	5	4.69 (4.13–6.47)	7.37 (6.32–8.13)
Non-CAKUT	9	6.25 (3.93–13.82)	10.82 (6.93–19.01)
Normal
CAKUT	44	5.32 (3.93–6.73)	8.67 (7.01–10.95)
Non-CAKUT	30	5.09 (4.14–7.37)	9.06 (7.74–10.9)
Asleep BP
Abnormal
CAKUT	4	4.24 (3.65–4.69)*	7.15 (6.14–12.84)
Non-CAKUT	8	11.1 (5.79–15.67)*	15.11 (10.44–20.33)
Normal
CAKUT	45	5.63 (4.29–6.73)	8.58 (7.02–10.8)
Non-CAKUT	31	4.82 (4.03–7.08)	8.87 (7.49–10.5)
BP load
Abnormal
CAKUT	16	4.68 (3.61–6.17)	7.39 (6.53–8.72)
Non-CAKUT	16	5.94 (3.55–13.56)	10.42 (7.52–15.29)
Normal
CAKUT	33	5.63 (4.47–7.55)	8.94 (7.14–10.99)
Non-CAKUT	23	5.36 (4.44–7.11)	9.03 (7.82–10.83)
Night dipping
Abnormal
CAKUT	22	4.57 (3.65–6.34)	7.69 (6.6–9.2)*
Non-CAKUT	14	5.99 (3.76–9.01)	9.99 (7.47–12.58)*
Normal
CAKUT	27	6.23 (5.11–7.42)	8.75 (7.25–11.03)
Non-CAKUT	25	5.36 (4.31–8.25)	9.03 (7.86–12.99)
ABPM profile
Abnormal
CAKUT	28	4.81 (3.83–6.29)	7.83 (6.67–9.41)*
Non-CAKUT	22	6.3 (3.76–11.27)	9.9 (7.47–12.58)*
Normal
CAKUT	21	6.44 (5.19–7.55)	8.98 (7.04–11.32)
Non-CAKUT	17	4.82 (4.31–7.22)	8.87 (7.87–9.99)

ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; CAKUT, congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract; CKD, chronic kidney disease; BP, blood pressure.

^*p < 0.05 CAKUT vs. non-CAKUT group by the Mann–Whitney U-test.