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Table 4 Primary and secondary outcomes in the studied RPGN patients

From: Clinicopathological characteristics and predictors of outcome of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: a retrospective study

Variables

Total patients

n = 101

Type I RPGN

n = 20

Type II RPGN

n = 48

Type III RPGN

n = 33

Primary outcomes

 ESRD

60 (59.4%)

12 (60%)

30 (62.5%)

18 (54.5%)

 Death

32 (31.7%)

8 (40%)

12 (25%)

12 (36.4%)

 Partial remission

30 (29.7%)

8 (40%)

12 (25%)

10 (30.3%)

 Complete remission

11 (10.9%)

0 (0%)

6 (12.5%)

5 (15.2%)

Secondary outcomes

 Infections

46 (45.5%)

10 (50%)

22 (45.8%)

14 (42.4%)

 Heart failure

40 (39.6%)

10 (50%)

14 (29.2%)

16 (48.5%)

 Respiratory failure

29 (28.7%)

6 (30%)

14 (29.2%)

9 (27.3%)

 Diabetes mellitus

23 (22.8%)

6 (30%)

10 (20.8%)

7 (21.2%)

  1. ESRD: end stage renal disease, RPGN: rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
  2. Data were expressed as number and percentage