Characteristic | Â |
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Patients (n) | 100 (50females/50 males) |
Ethnic background (Southern region/Northern region/Eastern region; %) | 90/9/1 |
Consanguinity (%) | 12 |
Onset of NS (congenital/infantile/childhood primary SRNS/Unknown; %) | 4/4/80/12 |
Age at diagnosisa (years; Median, IQR) | 2.5 (1.2–6.2) |
Edema | 74% |
Proteinuria (yes/unavailable; %) | 81/19 |
Hematuria (Yes/No/unavailable; %) | 13/52/35 |
Hypertension (yes/no/unavailable) | 35/45/20 |
Serum albumin (g/l; Median, Range) | 1.7 (1.2–2.3) |
Histopathology subtype (%) | Â |
 Minimal change disease | 37 |
 Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis | 21 |
 Mesangial hypercellularity | 12 |
 Others | 9 |
 Not performed | 21 |
Renal outcome (%) | Â |
 Remission | 4 |
 Persistent relapse | 62 |
 Chronic Kidney disease Stage II-IV | 22 |
 End-stage renal disease | 12 |