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. 2021 Oct 25;19:eAO6000. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO6000

Table 3. Glomerular volume density, mesangial volume density, and glomerular corpuscle diameter at seven and 28 days.

Variables Groups

Control Smoker


RK LK RK LK
Glomerular volume density        
7 days 4.8±0.18 4.8±0.20 3.7±0.30* 4.0±0.18*
28 days 5.1±0.22 5.1±0.21 4.2±0.24* 4.3±0.17*
Mesangial volume density        
7 days 16.2±1.4 12.1±1.2 18.8±1.9 18.2±2.1*
28 days 11.2±0.7 11.3±0.4 15.1±1.3* 14.2±1.6*
Glomerulus, µm        
7 days 88.6±1.8 86.9±2.7 79.8±1.8* 81.1±3.3
28 days 104.6±4.6 100.7±7.3 88.6±4.6* 86.7±1.8*
Glomerulus, µm        
7 days 103.2±3.4 102.0±2.8 95.6±3.2* 96.7±3.9
28 days 115.5±6.4 112.5±7.0 105.3±5.9 104.4±2.5
Glomerular capsule, µm        
7 days 14.6±2.5 15.1±1.4 16.7±2.0 15.6±1.0
28 days 10.9±3.1 11.8±1.6 16.7±2.5 17.7±1.8

Results expressed as mean±standard deviation of the analyses inter- and intra-groups.

* Differed by 1% significance (p≤0.01); differed by 5% significance (p≤0.05).

RK: right kidney; LK: left kidney.