Cystatin C-Based Evaluation of Kidney Function of HIV-Infected Children in Benin City, Southern Nigeria

Table 5

Estimated GFR of HIV-infected children in different immunological stages.

eGFR category	Immunological stages		Total	𝑃 value
	Not advanced	Advanced
<5 year old
≥90	52 (80.0)	29 (70.7)	81 (76.4)	0.112^a1
60–89	10 (15.4)	5 (12.2)	15 (13.2)
25–59	3 (4.6)	4 (9.8)	7 (7.5)
15–24	0 (0.0)	3 (7.3)	3 (2.8)
Total	65 (100.0)	41 (100.0)	106 (100.0)
≥5 year old
≥90	63 (82.9)	17 (84.6)	80 (80.8)
60–89	7 (9.2)	0 (0.0)	7 (7.1)	0.028^a2*
25–59	6 (7.9)	6 (15.4)	12 (12.1)
Total	76 (100.0)	23 (100.0)	99 (100.0)

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m²); ^a1Fisher’s exact = 5.693; 𝑑𝑓 = 3; ^a2Fisher’s exact = 6.192; 𝑑𝑓 = 2; *significant at 𝑃<0.05.