Healthy controls

MCNS

Diabetic nephropathy

N [M/F]

17 [14/3]

11 [6/5]

17 [13/4]

Age [years old]

51 (39-59)

41(30-53)

51 (37-57)

SBP [mmHg]

118 (112-124)

122 (113/128)

150(132-156)**††

DBP [mmHg]

74 (70-80)

72 (70-78)

78 (76-82)*†

FBS [mg/dl]

97 (92-100)

95 (92-100)

163(115-197)**††

HbA1c [%]

5.2 (5.1-5.5)

5.1 (5.0-5.4)

6.7 (6.3-8.2)**†

Proteinuria [g/day]

0 (0-0)

6.8 (6.0-10.2)**

3.7 (1.9-4.7)**†

Serum albumin [g/dl]

4.5 (4.2-4.7)

1.7 (1.3-2.1)**

3.4 (2.4-3.5)**††

Serumcreatinine[mg/dl]

0.8 (0.7-0.8)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

1.1 (1.0-1.8)*†

eGFR [ml/min/1.73m2]

87.2(71.3-95.7)

71.8(49.2-100.2)

49.8(23.7-62.1)*†

Data are shown as median values with interquartile ranges in parentheses.
*P<0.05 compared to the healthy controls, **P<0.001 compared to the healthy controls, †P<0.05 compared to the MCNS patients, ††P<0.001 compared to the MCNS patients
SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, FBS: fasting blood sugar
MCNS: Minimal change nephrotic syndrome
Table 1: Clinical data.