Table 2. Patient characteristics between the groups.

Patient Characterstics	Diabetic Nephropathy (N=  114)	Diabetic Nephropathy With Non Diabetic Kidney Disease (N=78)	Non Diabetic Kidney Disease (N= 44)	P Value
Mean Age in Years	54.18	54.32	52.32	0.614
Median Duration Of Diabetes In Years	6	4	4	0.002
Median Duration Of Hypertension in Years	2	1	1	0.036
Unexplained Renal Failure	21.2%	37.5%	56.8%	<0.0001
Mean Blood Pressure (mmHg)	143	139	140	0.557
Median Serum Creatinine-(mg/dl)	3	3	2	0.820
Median Blood Urea mg/dl)	37.5	35	34	0.059
Haematuria	10.25%	14.76%	18.29%	0.090
Mean Haemoglobin(g/dl)	10.6	10.6	10.39	0.866
Mean Serum Albumin(g/dl)	3.5	3	3	0.455
Mean Total Cholestrol (mg/dl)	174	134	116	0.559
Mean Triglyceride (mg/dl)	150	158	248	0.457
Median Hba1c%	8.5	8.5	8	0.739
No Diabetic Retinopathy	82.5%	79%	84.1%	0.741
Dialysis, Transplantation And Death	32(28%)	22(26.1%)	6(13.6%)