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Table 2 Baseline features of patients across primary and secondary MN

From: A cohort study of membranous nephropathy, primary or secondary

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Primary MN

Secondary MN

p value

Disease stage

Mild

16 (20.3%)

3 (10.3%)

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Moderate

60 (75.9%)

20 (69%)

0.014

Severe

3 (3.8%)

6 (20.7%)

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Gender

Male

50 (63.3%)

16 (55.2%)

0.44

HTN

Positive

51 ((64.6%)

17 (58.6%)

0.57

Diabetes

Positive

9 (11.4%)

2 (6.9%)

0.49

ACEi/ARB administration

Positive

68 (86.1%)

23 (79.3%)

0.39

Immunosuppressive treatment

PDN + CNI

48 (60.8%)

13 (44.8%)

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PDN + CNI + MMF

4 (5.1%)

5 (17.2%)

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Rituximab

2 (2.5%)

-

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Ponticelli regimen

8 (10.1%)

2 (6.9%)

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PDN

5 (6.3%)

2 (6.9%)

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None

9 (11.4%)

5 (17.2%)

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  1. Abbreviations: MN membranous nephropathy, HTN hypertension, ACEi/ARB angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker, PDN prednisolone, CNI calcineurin inhibitor, MMF mycophenolate mofetil