| Complications | p value |
---|
Gender |
Male | 35 (15%) | |
Female | 28 (28%) | 0.004 |
AHD |
None | 23 (29%) | |
< 3 | 35 (16%) | |
≥ 3 | 5 (14%) | 0.025 |
sCr |
< 2 | 41 (18%) | |
≥ 2 | 22 (20%) | 0.588 |
AA |
No | 60 (18%) | |
Yes | 3 (25%) | 0.568 |
AID |
No | 4 (13%) | |
Yes | 57 (19%) | 0.380 |
VD |
No | 20 (17%) | |
Yes | 41 (20%) | 0.599 |
ND |
No | 8 (22%) | |
Yes | 53 (18%) | 0.574 |
Primary GD |
No | 27 (18%) | |
Yes | 34 (19%) | 0.742 |
- Risk factors for postbiopsy complications in kidney biopsies performed at the Unit of Nephology and Dialysis, ICS Maugeri, Pavia, Italy between 2002 and 2016. All major risk factors were evaluated by univariate analysis. The number of complications for each risk factor are indicated. In the bracket the corresponding percentage is indicated. (p < 0.05 was considered significant). (AHD antihypertensive drug, sCr serum creatinine, AA amyloidosis, AID autoimmune disease, VD vascular disease, ND diagnosis of neoplasia, GD glomerular disease)