AIM2 Mediates Inflammation-Associated Renal Damage in Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Glomerulonephritis by Regulating Caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18

Table 4

Expression of AIM2 was negatively correlated with HBV antigen deposition in HBV-GN kidney tissue.

	𝑛 (%)	AIM2			𝜒^2	𝑃
		−	+	++
s-Ag+, c-Ag+	22 (40.7)	5	10	7
s-Ag+, c-Ag−	24 (44.4)	4	12	8
s-Ag−, c-Ag+	6 (11.1)	1	4	1
s-Ag−, c-Ag−	2 (3.7)	0	0	2
Total	54	10	26	18	5.259	0.511

s-Ag, HBsAg; c-Ag, HBcAg.