Skip to main content

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients according to the development of cancer after renal biopsy

From: Cancer development and mortality differences in patients with glomerulonephritis after renal biopsy: a single center retrospective cohort study

 

Cancer (−)

Cancer (+)

P-value

Number

777

45

Age (year)

48.0 ± 15.9

57.1 ± 13.8

< 0.001

Gender (male, %)

376 (48.4)

25 (55.6)

0.44

Smoking history (n,%)

174 (24.4)

10 (23.3)

1.00

History of cerebrovascular disease (n, %)

60 (7.7)

4 (8.9)

1.00

History of coronary heart disease (n, %)

48 (6.2)

6 (13.3)

0.12

Diabetes (n, %)

118 (15.5)

11 (25.6)

0.12

Hypertension (n, %)

481 (61.9)

27 (60.0)

0.92

Chronic hepatitis B

29 (3.7)

3 (6.7)

0.55

Chronic hepatitis C

3 (0.4)

0 (0)

1.00

Liver cirrhosis (any cause)

16 (2.1)

1 (2.2)

1.00

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

128.3 ± 18.7

132.7 ± 23.9

0.24

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73.9 ± 11.9

73.1 ± 12.6

0.65

Protein (g/dl)

6.1 ± 1.1

6.2 ± 1.2

0.71

Albumin (g/dl)

3.4 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 0.7

0.25

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.5 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.2

0.93

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

217.1 ± 89.3

213.2 ± 74.2

0.79

Glucose (mg/dl)

118.6 ± 46.7

106.5 ± 30.5

0.02

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.7 ± 2.2

11.8 ± 2.3

< 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.3 ± 1.3

2.0 ± 2.7

0.09

Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73 m2)

80.1 ± 35.2

70.3 ± 36.3

0.07

Urine protein to creatinine ratio (g/g cr)

2.9 ± 3.7

4.0 ± 4.4

0.07

Albumin by dipstick ≥2+ (n, %)

565 (76.0)

33 (75.0)

1.00

Pathologic diagnosis

  

0.05

   Non-specific GN

27 (3.5)

1 (2.2)

 

   Amyloidosis

2 (0.3)

1 (2.2)

 

   Crescentic GN

17 (2.2)

2 (4.4)

 

   Diabetic nephropathy

47 (6.0)

4 (8.9)

 

   FSGS

77 (9.9)

5 (11.1)

 

   IgA nephropathya

354 (45.6)

12 (26.7)

 

   Lupus nephritis

22 (2.8)

3 (6.7)

 

   MCD

68 (8.8)

1 (2.2)

 

   MNa

100 (12.9)

11 (24.4)

 

   Immune complex type of MPGN

30 (3.9)

2 (4.4)

 

   TIN

28 (3.6)

3 (6.7)

 

   TMA

5 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

 

Follow up duration until the detection of cancer (months)

58.6 ± 44.6

63.4 ± 42.1

0.48

Usage of immunosuppressive medication until the detection of cancer

 Any kind of immunosuppressant (n, %)

334 (43.0)

28 (62.2)

0.02

 Azathioprine (n, %)

35 (4.5)

4 (8.9)

0.33

 Cyclophosphamide (n, %)

106 (13.6)

12 (26.7)

0.03

 Mycophenolate (n, %)

49 (6.3)

4 (8.9)

0.71

 Rituximab (n, %)

11 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

0.89

 Prednisolone (n, %)

330 (42.5)

26 (57.8)

0.06

 Tacrolimus (n, %)

79 (10.2)

3 (6.7)

0.61

 Cyclosporine (n, %)

58 (7.5)

2 (4.4)

0.64

Total dose of immunosuppressive medication until detection of cancer

 Azathioprine (g)

1.71 ± 15.90

3.71 ± 16.09

0.41

 Cyclophosphamide (g)

1.49 ± 5.56

5.35 ± 14.83

0.09

 Mycophenolate (g)

63.65 ± 34.06

50.89 ± 27.94

0.81

 Rituximab (g)

0.03 ± 0.30

0.0 ± 0.0

0.01

 Prednisolone (g)

4.86 ± 10.78

6.95 ± 11.31

0.21

 Tacrolimus (g)

0.20 ± 1.10

0.05 ± 0.27

0.01

 Cyclosporine (g)

8.36 ± 50.04

1.11 ± 6.32

< 0.001

  1. GN Glomerulonephritis; FSGS Focal segmental glomerulonephritis; IgAN IgA nephropathy; MCD Minimal change disease; MN Membranous nephropathy; MPGN Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; TIN Tubulointerstitial nephropathy; TMA Thrombotic microangiopathy
  2. a Statistically significant when the incidence of cancer was compared between patients with a certain pathologic finding and the others