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

Table 3

Cystatin C-based estimated glomerular filtration rates of all study participants.

eGFR	HIV-infected children, 𝑛=205(%)	Control 𝑛=205(%)	𝑃 value
Mean ± SD	102.7±31.0	126.9±28.5	0.014^a*
Category
≥90	161 (78.5)	194 (94.6%)
89–60	22 (10.7)	9 (4.4%)	0.000^b*
59–25	19 (9.3)	2 (1.0%)
15–24	3 (1.5)	0 (0.0)

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m²); ^astudent 𝑡 test; ^bFisher’s exact = 26.045, 𝑑𝑓 = 3; *significant at 𝑃<0.05.