Gut Microbiota Profile in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with NS and healthy controls.

Characteristic	HC()	INS()	value
Age, years,			0.074
Gender			0.62
Female	15	12
Male	20	23	NA
Serum creatinine (Cr, μmol/L)	NA		NA
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN, mmol/L)	NA		NA
Albumin (ALB, g/L)	NA		NA
24 h proteinuria (g)	NA		NA
CKD stages
1	NA	25	NA
2	NA	10	NA
Histopathological types
MN	NA	15	NA
MsPGN	NA	4	NA
MCN	NA	2	NA
FSGS	NA	1	NA

Note: CKD: chronic kidney diseases; HC: healthy controls; INS: idiopathic nephrotic syndrome; MsPGN: Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis; MN: membranous nephropathy; MCN: minimal change nephrosis; FSGS: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; NA: Not available.