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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters of IgAN and IgAVN patients

From: Characteristics of renal pathology and coagulation function in IgA nephropathy and IgA vasculitis associated nephritis

 

IgAN

IgAVN

P value

Gender (male/ female, n)

119/134

33/38

0.934

Age (years)

35.1 ± 11.9

32.3 ± 15.9

0.106

Hypertension (n, %)

67 (26.5%)

13 (18.3%)

0.158

Rash (n, %)

5 (2%)

71 (100%)

0.001

Abdominal symptoms (n, %)

5 (2%)

14 (19.7%)

0.000

Joint pain (n, %)

0 (0%)

18 (25.4%)

0.000

Oedema (n, %)

44 (17.4%)

4 (5.6%)

0.013

Gross haematuria (n, %)

48 (19.0%)

3 (4.2%)

0.002

Microscopic haematuria (n, %)

234 (93.2%)

67 (94.4%)

0.731

Dysmorphic RBC > 80% (n, %)

226 (94.96%)

60 (92.31%)

0.604

Months from onset to biopsy

13.5 ± 26.6

10.2 ± 31.6

0.007

WBC (*10^9/L)

6.5 ± 2.1

8.1 ± 3.0

< 0.001

Hb (g/L)

134 ± 22.2

137.2 ± 19.2

0.110

PLT (*10^9/L)

235.3 ± 65.9

223.9 ± 67.0

0.303

Urinary protein (g/24 h)

2.1 ± 0.6

1.997 ± 0.3

0.842

Urinary Kap (mg/L)

35.1 ± 43.9

63.8 ± 157.1

0.023

Urinary Lam (mg/L)

19.5 ± 31.8

35.7 ± 86.3

0.030

TP (g/L)

66.8 ± 9.1

64.4 ± 8.7

0.083

ALB (g/L)

39.5 ± 6.3

38.55 ± 6.5

0.230

Scr (µmol/L)

92.3 ± 94.7

68.9 ± 69.2

0.015

UA (µmol/L)

355 ± 98.6

300.4 ± 90.8

< 0.001

eGFR(mL/min/1.73m2)

99.1 ± 35.2

123.4 ± 41.8

< 0.001

IgA (g/L)

3.2 ± 1.3

3.1 ± 1.3

0.508

IgE (IU/mL)

149.3 ± 359.9

79.2 ± 128.4

0.010

Treatment

   

ACEIs/ARBs alone (n, %)

69 (33.3%)

5 (7.6%)

< 0.001

Prednisone (n, %)

116 (56%)

52 (78.8%)

Prednisone + MMF (n, %)

11 (0.53%)

3 (4.5%)

Prednisone + CTX (n, %)

11 (0.53%)

6 (9.1%)

  1. IgAN: IgA nephropathy, IgAVN: IgA vasculitis associated nephritis, RBC: red blood cell, WBC: white blood cell, Hb: hemoglobin, PLT: platelet, Kap: kappa light chains, Lam: lambda light chains, TP: total serum protein, ALB: serum albumin, Scr: serum creatinine, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, UA: serum uric acid; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB: angiotensin receptor blockers, MMF: mycophenolate mofetil, CTX: cyclophosphamide. Categorical variables are presented as the number of patients (percentage). Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation