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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the DFPP and IA groups

From: Comparison of double filtration plasmapheresis with immunoadsorption therapy in patients with anti-glomerular basement membrane nephritis

 

DFPP group (n = 16)

IA group(n = 12)

P

Sex (Male/Female)

7/9

6/6

1.000

Age, yr

40 (21.8 ~ 50.2)

49.0 (27.5 ~ 60.3)

0.150

Duration of disease (wks)

5 (3 ~ 9)

8 (3 ~ 10)

0.056

Duration of kidney disease (wks)

2 (1.5 ~ 9)

2 (2 ~ 3)

0.241

Exposure to chemicals (%)

3 (18.8%)

0

0.238

Pulmonary hemorrhage (%)

4 (25.0%)

2 (16.7%)

0.657

Smoking (%)

4 (25.0%)

4 (33.3%)

0.691

Gross hematuria (%)

10 (62.5%)

5 (41.7%)

0.445

Anuria (%)

8 (50.0%)

2 (16.7%)

0.114

Anemia (%)

15 (93.8%)

11 (91.7%)

1.000

RRT at onset (%)

5 (31.2%)

2 (16.7%)

0.662

Hypertension (%)

7 (43.8%)

6 (50.0%)

1.000

  1. RRT, renal replacement therapy.