Table 2 Glomerular histopathological and histomorphometric variables stratified by LBW and/or SGA, Norway (1988–2013)

N

18

11

10

12

33

N (%) with M-score of 1

10 (55.6)

8 (72.7)

5 (50.0)

4 (33.3)

17 (51.5)

N (%) with E-score of 1

3 (16.7)

2 (18.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

3 (9.1)

N (%) with S-score of 1

1 (5.6)

3 (27.3)

2 (20.0)

1 (8.3)

6 (18.2)

N (%) with T-score of 1

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

% of glomeruli with mesangial hypercellularity

49.6 ± 27.4

49.1 ± 35.6

39.8 ± 21.7

35.0 ± 29.7

41.2 ± 29.4

% of glomeruli with endocapillary hypercellularity

0.93 ± 2.7

7.3 ± 20.1

0.00 ± 0.00

2.0 ± 6.8

3.2 ± 12.3

% of glomeruli with global sclerosis

3.3 ± 6.9

12.8 ± 29.6

3.3 ± 6.2

2.5 ± 5.9

5.9 ± 17.8

% of glomeruli with segmental sclerosis

0.69 ± 2.9

2.5 ± 5.2

1.6 ± 3.3

0.25 ± 0.85

1.5 ± 3.6

 Number of glomeruli (N)

14.1 ± 7.8

16.0 ± 7.5

16.2 ± 6.4

14.7 ± 11.4

15.6 ± 8.6

 Glomerular tuft volume (μm³x10⁶) ^c

2.37 ± 0.82

2.90 ± 0.97

2.81 ± 1.13

2.93 ± 0.89

2.89 ± 0.96

 Glomerular tuft area (μm²)

14,036 ± 3502

16,311 ± 3805

15,899 ± 4335

16,447 ± 3478

16,235 ± 3744^a

 Glomerular tuft diameter (μm) ^c

132.7.4 ± 16.8

143.1. ± 17.5

141.1 ± 19.5

143.9 ± 15.9

142.8 ± 17.0^a

 Glomerular density (N per 10⁶ μm²)

2.95 ± 0.85

3.54 ± 1.30

3.36 ± 0.93

2.66 ± 1.47

3.17 ± 1.30