Baseline characteristics of 165 (68 female) patients with idiopathic chronic glomerulonephritis divided according to the urine MCP-1 concentrations (low <0.05 mg/mmol and high >0.05 mg/mmol).

<p>Data are presented as median and inter-quartile range (in parentheses).</p><p>MAP = mean arterial blood pressure; GFR = glomerular filtration rate; ACR = urine albumin/creatinine ratio; HC-uria = urine alpha-1 microglobulin/creatinine ratio.</p>*<p>The difference between the groups is statistically significant.