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Table 1 General characteristics of patients in IgAN, MN and MCD groups

From: A pilot and comparative study between pathological and serological levels of immunoglobulin and complement among three kinds of primary glomerulonephritis

Parameters

IgAN

MN

MCD

Total

P value

Gender, n (female, %)

88(34.1)

100(41.0)

48(37.5)

236(100)

0.621

age, year(95% CI)

38.1(35.8–40.6)

48.3(45.3–51.2)

36.9(32.7–41.1)

–

6.34E-6

IF intensity grade

IgG

Neg

71(80.7%)

7(7.0%)

48(100.0%)

126(53.4%)

4.60E-39

+

17(19.3%)

16(16.0%)

0(0.0%)

33(14.0%)

++

0(0.0%)

77(77.0%)

0(0.0%)

77(32.6%)

IgM

Neg

84(95.5%)

99(99.0%)

47(97.9%)

230(97.5%)

0.297

+

4(4.5%)

1(1.0%)

1(2.1%)

6(2.5%)

IgA

Neg

0(0.0%)

91(91.0%)

48(100%)

139(58.9%)

9.82E-43

+

32(36.4%)

5(5.0%)

0(0.0%)

37(15.7%)

++

56(63.6%)

4(4.0%)

0(0.0%)

60(25.4%)

C3

Neg

27(30.7%)

39(39.0%)

48(100.0%)

114(48.3%)

7.45E-15

+

50(56.8%)

58(58.0%)

0(0.0%)

108(45.8%)

++

11(12.5%)

3(3.0%)

0(0.0%)

14(5.9)

C4

Neg

88(100.0%)

100(100.0%)

48(100.0%)

236(100.0%)

–

Serum values

Urea, mmol/L

6.27(5.63–6.92)

5.47(4.95–5.99)

6.25(5.13–7.38)

–

0.045

Crea, μmol/L

111.6(100.1–123.2)

76.1(71.1–81.0)

81.7(75.6–87.7)

3.45E-5

eGFR, ml/min per 1.73m2

83.2(76.2–90.3)

101.2(96.4–106.0)

103.4(96.0–110.8)

0.005

sIgG, mg/dL

1015.4(952.6–1078.1)

619.0(565.3–672.6)

518.3(422.0–614.5)

1.68E-14

sIgM, mg/dL

106.8(95.3–118.4)

129.1(110.4–147.9)

139.0(121.4–156.6)

0.014

sIgA, mg/dL

308.0(285.9–330.1)

221.1(203.5–238.8)

211.7(185.4–237.9)

9.14E-9

sC3, mg/dL

109.2(104.8–113.5)

116.0(111.0–120.9)

117.0(110.0–124.0)

0.124

sC4, mg/dL

25.8(24.3–27.3)

29.9(27.8–32.0)

28.1(25.0–31.1)

0.026

  1. Results were shown as mean(95% CI). eGFR was estimated by MDRD formula [1]. IF intensity grade of IgG, IgM, IgA, C3 and C4 was defined as following: Neg: negative, +: positive, ++: strong positive