SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

Figures & data

Table 1. Main Clinical Data of Normotensive and Hypertensive Groups

	Hypertensive Group	Normotensive Group	P
Gender (Male : Female)	38 : 35	71 : 42	>0.05
Age (years)	25.4±1.6	30.6±1.3	<0.05
DBP (mmHg)	108.8±1.1	78.1±1.2	<0.05
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	2.09±0.26	2.06±0.21	>0.05
Serum urea (mg/dL)	65.3±7.8	62.2±4.8	>0.05
Creatinine clear. (mL/min)	56.6±3.4	52.6±4.2	>0.05
Proteinúria (g/24 h)	3.97±0.06	4.96±0.48	>0.05

DBP = diastolic blood pressure, creatinine clear = creatinine clearance.

Table 2. Distribution of the Patients According to the Type of Glomerulonephritis and Presence of Arterial Hypertension

	Hypertensive Group		Normotensive Group		Total N
	N	%	N	%
AGN	55	63	32	37	87
MCGN	24	70	10	30	34
MN	16	66	08	27	24
Lupus nephritis	09	42	12	58	21
FSG	09	90	01	10	10
MCGL	011*	12	07	88	08
IgA N	06	86	01	14	07
Crescentic GN	03	60	02	40	05
Total	123		73		196

*P<0.05, AGN = acute glomerulonephritis, MN = membranous nephropathy, MCGN = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis, FSG = focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis, MCGL = minimal glomerular lesion, IgA N = IgA nephropathy, Crescentic GN = crescentic glomerulonephritis.