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Table 1 Baseline clinical and histologic information for entire cohort, stratified by progressor class

From: Renal histology in diabetic nephropathy predicts progression to end-stage kidney disease but not the rate of renal function decline

Progressor class

All

Slow progressors

Moderate progressors

Fast progressors

P value

No. of patients (%)

50 (100)

20 (40)

16 (32)

14 (28)

 

eGFR slope, ml/min/yr (med, IQR)

−5.8 (−12.4, −3.1)

−2.3 (− 3.6,1.0)

−6.5 (−7.8–5.7)

−17.4 (− 28.2, − 13.9)

< 0.001

FU data points (med, IQR)

13 (8, − 17.75)

13 (12,18)

14 (11,21)

9.5 (7.2,14.2)

0.2

FU time,years (med, IQR)

2.53 (1.22,3.65)

2.81 (2.39,4.49)

2.8 (2.03,4.35)

1.13 (0.88, 2.43)

0.01

Sex male (n,%)

32 (64)

14 (70)

10 (62.5)

8 (57.1)

0.7

Age,years (med, IQR)

56 (47.25–62.75)

58 (54.8,64.2)

52.5 (46.8 59.2)

50 (46.2,58.5)

0.2

eGFR,mls/min (med, IQR)

43.1 (28.7,52.6)

37.2 (19.7,51.2)

38.7 (28.1–67.7)

45.3 (41.4, 52)

0.3

ACR, mg/mmol (med, IQR)

216 (114,477)

173 (70.6212.5)

260 (121,581)

742 (284,999)

0.004

HbA1c, % (med, IQR)

7.4 (6.6–9.1)

6.8 (6.4,7.5)

7.6 (6.8,8.9)

9.0 (6.8,11.8)

0.05

Use of insulin (n, %)

33 (66)

11 (55)

13 (81.2)

9 (64.3)

0.3

#OHG (mean)

0.9

1.15

0.75

0.714

0.4

SBP, mmHg (med, IQR)

156 (141–172)

151 (141,172)

154 (132–171)

157 (146,165)

0.9

#Anti-HTN (mean)

3.32

3.1

3.44

3.5

0.8

Use of RASi (n,%)

39 (78)

16 (80)

13 (81.2)

10 (71.4)

0.8

Use of statin (n,%)

39 (78)

15 (75)

14 (87.5)

10 (71.4)

0.5

Hb (mg/L, IQR)

110 (96.5122.2)

109 (96.5–120)

111 (99.75–127)

110 (98.25–117.25)

0.9

Renal death (n,%)

20 (40)

4 (20)

7 (43.8)

9 (64.3)

0.03

Glomerular Class (%)

    

0.9

I

2 (4.0)

1 (5.3)

1 (6.3)

0 (0)

 

II

7 (14.3)

3 (15.8)

2 (12.5)

2 (14.2)

III

33 (67.3)

12 (63.2)

11 (68.8)

10 (71.4)

IV

7 (14.3)

3 (15.8)

2 (12.5)

2 (14.3)

IF/TA Score %

    

0.9

0

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

16 (32)

6 (30)

5 (31.3)

5 (35.7)

2

20 (40)

8 (40)

8 (50)

4 (28.6)

3

14 (28)

6 (30)

3 (18.8)

5 (35.7)

Arteriolar Hyalinosis Score %

    

0.6

0

4 (8)

2 (10)

2 (12.5)

0 (0)

1

14 (28)

5 (25)

5 (31.3)

4 (28.6)

2

32 (64)

13 (65)

9 (56.3)

10 (71.4)

Arteriosclerosis Score %

    

0.4

0

2 (4.2)

1 (5.3)

0 (0)

1 (7.1)

1

21 (44.7)

10 (52.6)

5 (35.7)

6 (42.9)

2

24 (51.1)

8 (42.1)

9 (64.3)

7 (50)

  1. Slow, medium and fast progressors were defined by slope of eGFR decline, as described in the Methods section: slow (eGFR decline of less than 5 ml/min/year), moderate (eGFR decline between 5 to 10 ml/min/year), and fast (eGFR decline greater 10 ml/min/year). Legend: FU Follow-up, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, ACR Urinary albumin to creatinine ratio, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, OHG Oral hypoglycemic medications, SBP Systolic blood pressure, HTN Hypertension, RASi Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, Hb Hemoglobin, IF/TA Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy, Med Median, IQR Interquartile range