The correlations of some hematological factors in pediatrics chronic renal diseases

Abstract

Six hematological factors were measured and statistically analyzed to detect the significant correlation between them within two pediatrics sick groups with the most occurred chronic kidney diseases (CKD). They were 36 patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS) and 26 patient with chronic renal failure (CRF) at the age range 1-12 years of both genders from three pediatrics hospitals in Baghdad. The control group consisted of 26 healthy children at the same age range of sick groups and of both genders. The measured factors were: urea, creatinine, Interleukin-6, Erythropoietin, packed cell volume and hemoglobin. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between urea and creatinine in the control group only, referred to intact renal function. Also, there was a significant correlation between erythropoietin and each of interleukin-6, packed cell volume, and hemoglobin in the nephrotic syndrome group. Finally, there was a high significant correlation between packed cell volume and hemoglobin in both sick groups as well as controls.