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Table 2 Basic demographic and biochemical analyses of IgG positive patient subgroup

From: The relationship between glomerular IgG staining and poor prognostic findings in patients with IgA nephropathy: the data from TSN-GOLD working group

 

IgG (+)

IgG (++)

IgG (+++)

p

(n: 131)

(n: 36)

(n: 12)

 

Age (years)

38.2 ± 12.8

40.3 ± 15.0

36.5 ± 11.2

NS

Gender (male)

63.4%

63.9%

66.7%

NS

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4 ± 5.1

26.1 ± 4.6

27.5 ± 10.4

NS

SBP (mmHg)

131 ± 23

128 ± 22

119 ± 15

NS

DBP (mmHg)

83 ± 12

80 ± 14

81 ± 13

NS

FBG(mg/dl)

99 ± 31

93 ± 22

90 ± 21

NS

BUN (mg/dl)

26 ± 23

26 ± 20

24 ± 12

NS

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.56 ± 1.53

1.39 ± 0.69

1:32 ± 0.34

NS

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

70.4 ± 39.0

69.6 ± 38.7

61.6 ± 16.7

NS

Proteinuria (g/day)

3.16 ± 0.50

3.27 ± 0.38

3.37 ± 0.48

NS

Albumin (g/dl)

3.9 ± 0.5

3.9 ± 0.9

3.6 ± 0.7

NS

Uric acid (mg/dl)

6.6 ± 2.0

7.6 ± 1.8

7.1 ± 1.5

NS

C3 low

7.5%

8%

10%

NS

C4 low

5.5%

5.2%

6%

NS

Haematuria (erythrocytes > 5)

69.7%

75%

87.5%

NS

  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, C Complement