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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Effects of age and gender on reference levels of biomarkers comprising the pediatric Renal Activity Index for Lupus Nephritis (p-RAIL)

 

3 - < 5 years

5 - < 10 years

10 - < 15 years

15 - < 18 years

n = Males/Females

49/45

45/44

45/48

45/46

Age (mean ± SE)

4.04 ± .06

7.4 ± .15

12.4 ± .15

16.3 ± .1

Height (cm)

103.6 ± .65

124.1 ± 1.4

155.4 ± 1.1

170.4 ± .95

Height z score

0.46 ± .97

0.19 ± 1.1

0.37 ± 0.98

0.36 ± 0.96

Weight (kg)

17.7 ± .35

26.9 ± .82

50.5 ± 1.4

67.1 ± 1.7

Weight z score

0.54 ± 1.1

0.36 ± .98

0.58 ± .96

0.57 ± .99

BMI

16.4 ± .2

18 ± 1.1

20.7 ± .42

23.1 ± .55

BMI z score

0.42 ± 1.2

0.40 ± .94

0.55 ± .87

0.39 ± 1.0

Race %

White

86.2

86.5

80.6

82.6

Black

12.7

13.5

17.2

15.2

Hispanic

1.1

0

2.2

2.2

  1. z-scores for height weight and BMI were calculated using published CDC growth charts. [42]