Research Article

Sickle Cell Nephropathy and Associated Factors among Asymptomatic Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia

Table 6

Association between estimated GFR and proteinuria and haematuria among SCA patients.

VariableEstimated GFR
HyperfiltrationNormalMildly decreasedTotalStatistical test value

Proteinuria
Insignificant10 (17.2)45 (77.6)3 (5.2)58 (100.0)Fisher’s1.000
Significant0 (0.0)2 (100.0)0 (0.0)2 (100.0)
Haematuria
Insignificant10 (17.9)43 (76.8)3 (5.3)56 (100.0)Fisher’s1.000
Significant0 (0.0)4 (100.0)0 (0.0)4 (100.0)