Research Article
AIM2 Mediates Inflammation-Associated Renal Damage in Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Glomerulonephritis by Regulating Caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18
Table 3
Expression of AIM2 was negatively correlated with gender, age, and serum e-Ag in HBV-GN.
| | | (%) | AIM2 | | | | | − | + | ++ |
| | Gender, (M) | 35 (64.8%) | | | | 0.131 | 0.937 | | Age (y) | | | | | 2.598 | 0.627 | | 20 | 5 (9.3%) | 2 (20.0%) | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (5.6%) | | | | 21–40 | 29 (53.7%) | 4 (40.0%) | 16 (61.5%) | 9 (50.0%) | | | | 41 | 20 (37.0%) | 4 (40.0%) | 8 (30.8%) | 8 (44.4%) | | | | e-Ag (+) | 33 (70.2%) | 6 (60.0%) | 16 (69.6%) | 11 (78.6%) | 0.975 | 0.614 |
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M: male; e-Ag: HBeAg.
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