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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Measures of Study Participants

From: Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for the treatment of pediatric nephrotic syndrome: a pilot study

ID

Diagnosis

Age

Sex

Duration of disease

(years)

Previous Medications

Change in UPC

Serum albumin (mg/dl)

# Relapses in previous 12 months

# Relapses during taVNS study

       

Baseline

6 months

  

001

FRNS

4

M

1.5

-

-

-

3

0

002

8

M

5

MMF

-

-

4

0

003

8

M

4

MMF

-

-

4

0

004

SRNS:

FSGS

7

M

2.7

tacrolimus, enalapril, prednisolone

-76%

3.3

3.3

-

-

005

11

F

3.8

tacrolimus, enalapril, prednisolone

-36%

4.7

4.8

-

-

006

17

F

3.3

tacrolimus, enalapril, prednisolone

-25%

4.5

4.6

-

-

007

SRNS:

Congenital

Nephrotic

12

F

12

tacrolimus, enalapril, losartan prednisolone

-13.7%

2.5

2.4

-

-

  1. FRNS- frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome; SRNS- steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome; FSGS- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; M- male; F- female; MMF- mycophenolate mofetil; UPC- urine protein:creatinine; taVNS- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation