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ArticleTranslational pediatrics2021

The risk factors for children with primary nephrotic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zhifang Zheng, Guoli Chen, Xiaoqing Jing, Lirui Liu, Lixin Yang

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Article in Translational pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zhifang ZhengDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China.
Guoli ChenDepartment of General Surgery 1, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China.
Xiaoqing JingDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China.
Lirui LiuDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China.
Lixin YangDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China.
Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College · CN

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Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate the risk factors of primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) with urinary tract infection (UTI) in children.

methodsMultiple databases including PubMed, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), Web of Science (WOS), the Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were used to search for relevant studies, which were full-text articles involved in the evaluation of differences between PNS with UTI and without UTI. All included articles were assessed for quality and the data analyses were conducted with Review Manager (5.4). Forest plots, sensitivity analysis, and bias analysis were also performed on the included articles.

resultsEight studies were included in this meta-analysis, with a total of 3,274 patients. Meta-analysis showed that a low level of serum albumin [mean difference (MD): -0.32 g/dL; 95% confidence interval (CI): (-0.55, -0.08); P=0.008], a low level of serum total protein [MD: -0.16 g/dL; 95% CI: (-0.20, -0.12); P<0.00001], a high level of urinary protein [MD: 5.09 mg/d; 95% CI: (3.13, 7.05); P<0.00001], a lower level of serum urea nitrogen [MD: -0.10 mg/dL; 95% CI: (-0.18, -0.02); P=0.01], and a higher level of serum cholesterol [MD: 2.26 mg/dL; 95% CI: (0.74, 3.78)] had a higher risk of PNS with UTI. There was no obvious publication bias among included studies. DISCUSSION: Our research demonstrated that a low level of serum albumin, a low level of serum total protein, a high level of urinary protein, a low level of serum urea nitrogen, and a high level of serum cholesterol were the risk factors of PNS with UTI in children.

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childrenPrimary nephrotic syndrome (PNS)risk factorurinary tract infection (UTI)

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