Research Article
Correlation of Renal Scarring to Urinary Tract Infections and Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children
Table 2
Distribution of patients with degree of renal scarring
| | | Renal scarring,
94 renal units | -value | | Mild, 60 units | Moderate, 26 units | Severe, 8 units | |
| | Age at presentation, median (range) | 10.3 mon (0.1–19.2) | 11.2 mon (0.2–21.3) | 9.1 mon (0.1–20.9) | 0.25 | Gender
Male, n (%)
Female, n (%) |
10 (22.7)
34 (77.3) |
4 (22.2)
14 (77.8) |
2 (25)
6 (75) | 0.99 | Laterality
Unilateral, n (%)
Bilateral, n (%) |
28 (63.3)
16 (36.4) |
10 (55.6)
8 (44.4) |
8 (100)
0 (0) | 0.08 | Side
Right, n (%)
Left, n (%) |
16 (26.7)
44 (73.3) |
11 (42.3)
15 (57.7) |
1 (12.5)
7 (87.5) | 0.19 | Mode of presentation
FUTI, n (%)
Afebrile UTI, n (%)
AHN, n (%) | 30 (68.2)
7 (15.9
(15.9) |
12 (66.7)
4 (22.2)
2 (11.1) |
4 (50)
3 (37.5)
1 (12.5) | 0.7 | SFU grade
SFU 0, n (%)
SFU 1 and 2, n (%)
SFU 3 and 4, n (%) |
20 (33.3)
33 (55)
7 (11.7) |
8 (30.8)
13 (50)
5 (19.3) |
1 (12.5)
1 (12.5)
6 (75) | 0.001 | Grade of VUR
Grade I–II, n (%)
Grade III, n (%)
Grade IV–V, n (%) |
10 (16.7)
30 (50)
20 (33.3) |
0 (0)
10 (38.5)
16 (61.5) |
0(0)
0(0)
8 (100) | 0.005 | | Recurrent FUTI | 23 (52.3) | 15 (83.3) | 8 (100) | 0.006 |
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FUTI: febrile urinary tract infections, AHN: antenatal hydronephrosis, SFU: Society of Fetal Urology, and VUR: vesicoureteral reflux
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