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Table 2 Concentration of C-reactive protein and in adult offspring and parental history of BEN^#

From: Offspring of parents with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy have higher C-reactive protein levels suggestive of inflammatory processes: a longitudinal study

Variable	Parents had BEN			No parent affected
	n	Median	5–95% value	n	Median	5–95% value
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 2005/06	85	0.56	0.07–2.92	74	0.29	0.06–2.04
p-value		0.0028			reference
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 2006/07	99	0.36	0.07–3.41	91	0.22	0.05–1.66
p-value		0.004
	Both parents had BEN			Mother had BEN			Father had BEN			No parent affected
	n	Median	5–95% value	n	Median	5–95% value	n	Median	5–95% value	n	Median	5–95% value
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 2005/06	23	0.88	0.07–4.53	31	0.68	0.15–2.92	31	0.33	0.05–1.36	74	0.29	0.06–2.04
p-value		0.001			0.003			0.65			reference
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) 2006/07	31	0.47	0.09–4.03	36	0.41	0.06–3.41	32	0.30	0.06-.171	91	0.22	0.05–1.66
p-value		0.007			0.015			0.61			reference

# p-values based on Kruskal-Wallis test.

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