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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients in the four groups

	Age (years)	Gender (male/female)	Underlying disease (cases)	p
Group A	47 ± 9.6	7/4	DM:(3), GN:(2), HTN:(2), UN:(3), O:(1)	ns.
Group B	45 ± 9.1	6/5	DM:(3), GN:(2), HTN:(2), UN:(3), O:(1)	ns.
Group C	48 ± 8.3	6/5	DM:(3), GN:(2), HTN:(2), UN:(3), O:(1)	ns.
Group D	41 ± 7.2	6/5	DM:(3), GN:(2), HTN:(2), UN:(3), O:(1)	ns.

It is non significant (ns) differences of age, gender and causes of renal failure in the four groups; DM: Diabetes Mellitus, GN: Glomerulonephritis, HTN: Hypertension, UN: Unknown causes, O: Other causes (includes: Alport syndrome in 1 case, Autosomal dominant polycystic disease in 1 case, Nephrolithiasis in 1 case and obstructive uropathy in 1 case).