| 
      **p<0.001
        |  | Control 
          (n=50) | CKD
          Non dialysis patients    (n=50) | CKD
                Hemodialysis patients
          (n=45) |  
        | Age (mean ± SD) years | 40.94 ± 10.02 | 45.9 ± 10.50 | 45.24 ± 11.03 |  
        | Sex (males%) (females%)
 | 60 40
 | 58 42
 | 54 46
 |  
        | Blood urea (mg/dl) | 27.12 ± 7.31 | 90.46 ± 28.14** | 125.44 ± 28.13** |  
        | Serum Creatinine
          (mg/dl) | 0.86 ± 0.11 | 3.11 ± 0.91** | 7.21 ± 1.72** |  The diagnostic criteria for CKD like blood urea and serum creatinine were significantly higher (p<0.001) in CKD patients in both non dialysis and hemodialysis groups when 
    compared to control
 |