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Table 4 Histopathologic results 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

Total glomerulus number

18 ± 10

18 ± 12

22 ± 10

NS

Global sclerotic glomerulus number

4 ± 4

4 ± 5

5 ± 3

NS

Segmental sclerotic glomerulus number

2 ± 3

2 ± 3

2 ± 2

NS

Cellular crescent number

1 ± 2

1 ± 2

2 ± 4

NS

Basal membrane thickening

25.8%

17.6%

25.0%

NS

Mesangial proliferation

86.7%

82.8%

91.6%

NS

Endocapillary proliferation

22.8%

24.1%

42.8%

NS

Interstitial inflammation

71.3%

71.4%

81.8%

NS

Tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis

T0

62.5%

52.8%

50.0%

NS

T1

30.5%

42.8%

33.3%

NS

T2

7%

4.9%

66.7%

NS

IgA staining

(+)

6.1%

0%

19.1%

NS

(++)

28.7%

27.7%

9.2%

NS

(+++)

65.2%

62.3%

72.7%

NS

Mesangial hypercellularity

M0

26.7%

14.2%

16.6%

NS

M1

73%

85.8%

%83.4%

NS

Endocapillary hypercellularity

E0

66.1

71.4

50.0%

NS

E1

33.9%

28.6%

50.0%

NS

Segmental glomerulosclerosis

S0

%45.0%

38.0

66.6

NS

S1

%55.0%

62.0

33.4

NS