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Table 5 Comparative analysis of disease spectrum N (%)

From: Adequacy and complication rates of percutaneous renal biopsy with 18- vs. 16-gauge needles in native kidneys in Chinese individuals

 

18G

16G

p

IgA nephropathy

25 (34.72%)

62 (31.31%)

0.659

Membranous nephropathy

12 (16.67%)

42 (21.21%)

0.493

Minimal change disease

3 (4.17%)

20 (10.10%)

0.145

Lupus Nephritis

10 (16.67%)

15 (7.58%)

0.038

Diabetic nephropathy

5 (6.94%)

10 (5.05%)

0.554

FSGS

2 (2.78%)

8 (4.04%)

1

Mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis

1 (1.39%)

6 (3.03%)

0.679

Crescentic glomerulonephritis

4 (5.56%)

3 (1.52%)

0.084

Acute tubulointerstitial injury

2 (2.78%)

7 (3.54%)

1

Hypertension nephropathy

2 (2.78%)

1 (0.51%)

0.174

Chronic sclerosing glomerulonephritis

3 (4.17%)

2 (1.01%)

0.12

Endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis

1 (1.39%)

2 (1.01%)

1

Anaphylatic purpura nephritis

1 (1.39%)

1 (0.51%)

0.463

Othersa

1 (1.39%)

19 (9.6%)

0.019

  1. aOthers: minor glomerular abnormalities, renal amyloidosis, ischemic renal injury, immunotactoid glomerulopathy, idiopathic nodular mesangial sclerosis, transplant nephropathy, thrombotic microvascular disease due to scleroderma, Alport syndrome, focal necrotic glomerulonephritis