Research Article

Potential Novel Biomarkers of Obstructive Nephropathy in Children with Hydronephrosis

Table 1

Characteristics of study and control groups.

ParameterStudy group median (range) & number of patientsControl group

Number of patients4521
Gender (male/female)31/1416/5
Age (years)11.0 (2–17)12.3 (3–17)
GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)126.3 (97–162)139 (102–145)
Number of patients in groups (A/B/C)25/11/9
Number of patients with obstructive nephropathy28/45 (62.2%)
Number of patients with proteinuria10/45 (22.2%)
Protein/creatinine ratio (mg/mg)0.24 (0.21–0.4)0.09 (0–0.15)