Research Article

Time to Relapse and Its Predictors among Children with Nephrotic Syndrome in Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 3

Distribution of biochemical-related characteristics among children with nephrotic syndrome in comprehensive specialized hospitals of Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 ().

VariablesCategoryTotal (%)Event (%)Censored (%)

Protein (g/dL)<38 (4.6)5 (62.5)3 (37.5)
3-6158 (90.8)55 (34.8)103 (65.2)
>68 (4.6)2 (25)6 (75)

Albumin (g/dL)≤1.543 (24.7)34 (79)9 (21)
>1.5131 (75.3)28 (21.4)103 (78.6)

TGD (mg/dL)Normal (<110)43 (24.7)5 (11.6)38 (90.5)
Borderline (110-129)95 (55)28 (29.47)67 (69.8)
High (≥130)36 (20.7)29 (80.6)7 (19.4)

HematuriaYes66 (37.9)22 (33.3)44 (66.7)
No108 (62.1)40 (37)68 (63)

Abbreviation: g/dl: grams per deciliter; TGD:triglyceride.