Measures of renal function and nephrosis in relation to different interventions
Intervention | Serum urea (mmol/l) | Serum creatinine (μmol/l) | Urinary Pr/Cr ratio | Serum albumin (g/l) | GFR ml/min/1.73 m2 |
Presentation | 5.0 | 45 | 12 000 | 25 | |
Oral steroids | 14.6 | 60 | 14 020 | 27 | 75 |
Intravenous steroids | 19.0 | 55 | 18 379 | 19 | |
Cyclophosphamide | 6.5 | 50 | 7 800 | 22 | |
Cyclosporin | 11.7 | 102 | 2 453 | 28 | |
Peritoneal dialysis | 15.3 | 428 | 540 | 30 | 8 |
Renal transplant | 17.4 | 61 | 54 | 33 | |
Post-transplant | |||||
5 weeks | 14.6 | 51 | 46 | 34 | |
1 year | 4.7 | 32 | 18 | 33 | |
4 years | 8.7 | 39 | 20 | 35 |
GFR = glomerular filtration rate; Pr/Cr = protein/creatinine ratio.