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Table 2 The patient outcomes in MP group and control group

From: The impact of intravenous methylprednisolone pulses on renal survival in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis with severe renal injury patients: a retrospective study

 

MP group

(n = 57)

Control group

(n = 54)

P value

Follow up duration (month, medium (range))

32 (3-140)

29 (3-133)

0.922

Serum creatinine (median (IQR), μmol/L)

383.0 (233.5-548.0)

700.0 (436.8-830.5)

<0.01

eGFR (median (IQR), ml/min/1.73 m2)

13.0 (8.0-23.8)

7.1(5.3-9.8)

<0.01

Death

11, 19.3%

20, 37.0%

0.056

 Infections

9

13

 

 Cardiovascular diseases

1

3

 

 Hemorrhage

0

3

 

 Cancer

1

1

 

Maintaining dialysis

21, 36.8%

29, 53.7%

0.088

Dialysis independent

21, 36.8%

4, 7.4%

<0.01

 CKD-II

1

0

 

 CKD-III

4

2

 

 CKD-IV

7

0

 

 CKD-V

9

2

 

Lost

4, 7.0%

1, 1.3%

0.364