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Table 2 Primary glomerular disease across BMI groups

From: Obesity is not associated with progression to end stage renal disease in patients with biopsy-proven glomerular diseases

Primary Glomerular Disease

Group 1:

BMI < 25

(n = 143)

Group 2:

BMI 25–30

(n = 210)

Group 3:

BMI > 30

(n = 207)

Chi-square p=

Chi-square across groups

Membranous glomerulonephritis (%)

5.4

8.6

8.0

0.94

0.08

IgA nephropathy/HSP nephritis (%)

11.1

16.1

13.4

0.27

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (%)

3.9

7.9

10.7

0.01

Other primary glomerular disease (%)

5.2

5.0

4.8

0.23

  1. BMI Body Mass Index (kg/m2), IgAN IgA Nephropathy, HSP Henoch-Schonlein Purpura