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Table 3 Kidney and urine parameters after subchronic of exposure to PM2.5

From: Early kidney damage induced by subchronic exposure to PM2.5 in rats

Parameter

FA

PM2.5

P-value

Kidney relative weight

(g/body weight)

0.68

(0.64 –0.72)

0.67

(0.63 –0.71)

0.34

Plasma creatinine

(mg/dl)

0.6

(0.5 –0.65)

0.7

(0.65 –0.9)

0.03

eGFR (μl/min/100 g of weight)

569

(541 –828)

483

(386 –548)

0.02

pH

6.8

(6.6 –7)

7

(6.8 –7.3)

0.13

Urine specific gravity

1.02

(1.01 –1.023)

1.013

(1.01 –1.02)

0.09

Hemoglobin

1

2

(1 –4)

0.03

Hematuriaa

0:6

4:6

0.007

  1. The data are shown as the median followed by the 25–75 quartile interval in parentheses
  2. 1 = absent; 2 = limited; 3 = + and 4 = ++
  3. alow erythrocytes counts in the urine (frequency is reported)