Apolipoprotein C-I Levels Are Associated with the Urinary Protein/Urinary Creatinine Ratio in Pediatric Idiopathic Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome: A Case Control Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the study groups [7].

Group	Criteria			Median age (range), years	Mean UP/UCr (g/gCr)	Mean serum albumin (g/dL)	Mean T. chol. (mg/dL)	Mean serum Cr (mg/dL)	Mean eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m^2)	Mean disease duration, months	Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Phase A1	Nephrotic phase in ISSNS before STx initiation	33		7 (1–15)	8.3 ± 7.5	2.5 ± 1.1	319 ± 145	0.36 ± 0.14	136 ± 21	17 ± 35	110 ± 12
Phase A2	Remission phase in ISSNS during STx	33		7 (1–15)		2.8 ± 0.9	328 ± 113	0.38 ± 0.14	126 ± 19		110 ± 10
Phase A3	Remission phase in ISSNS after completing STx	12		6.5 (2–13)		4.0 ± 0.4	155 ± 20	0.34 ± 0.15	150 ± 25		103 ± 11
Group B	Normal urinalysis	15		5 (1–13)		4.6 ± 0.2	176 ± 3	0.32 ± 0.13	138 ± 22		97 ± 11
Group C	Nephrotic phase in nephrotic syndrome other than ISSNS before STx initiation	8		10 (4–14)	5.2 ± 3.2	2.6 ± 0.5	211 ± 59	0.73 ± 0.65	111 ± 46	17 ± 45	119 ± 22

M: male; F: female; UP/UCr: urinary protein/urinary creatinine; T. chol.: total cholesterol; Cr: creatinine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; ISSNS: idiopathic steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome; STx: steroid treatment.