| Variables |
Non late referral |
Late Referral |
| group |
75< |
75> |
75< |
75> |
| Number (%) |
135 (62) |
83 (38) |
44 (66) |
23 (34) |
| DM |
56 (41) |
7 (8) |
35 (80),** |
17 (74)** |
| GN |
37 (32) |
21 (63) |
4 (9)** |
3 (12) |
| HT |
42 (27) |
52 (27) |
2 (5)** |
2 (9)** |
| Others |
0 |
1 (2) |
3 (6) |
|
|
| Values are expressed as count (percentage). DM, diabetic nephropathy; GN,
glomerular nephritis; HT, hypertensive nephrosclerosis. **indicates P<0.01
compared with the values of each corresponding age. |
| Table 4: Comparison of underlying disease of patients between non late referral
population and late referral. |
