Research Article

The Impact of Bone Mineral Biomarkers on Cardiac Dysfunction in Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Children

Table 4

The relation between diastolic dysfunction, patient characteristic, and anthropometric measurements of children with CKD.

VariableGroup A
Group B
value

Age/years
0.58
Median (range)7 (3 : 12)7 (2 : 13)

Gender
Female16 (50.00%)12 (42.86%)0.58
Male16 (50.00%)16 (57.14%)

Consanguinity
Negative17 (53.13%)10 (35.71%)0.18
Positive15 (46.88%)18 (64.29%)

Weight
0.93
Median (range)18 (10 : 33)18.5 (8 : 39)

Height
0.77
Median (range)112 (84 : 141)113.5 (79 : 148)

BMI
0.89
Median (range)14.75 (12.9 : 17.6)15.2 (12.8 : 17.8)

BMI group
Healthy10 (31.25%)10 (35.71%)0.71
Underweight22 (68.75%)18 (64.29%)