The Scientific World Journal / 2014 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
Clinicopathological Characteristics and Outcomes of Chinese Patients with Scanty Immune Deposits Lupus Nephritis: A Large Cohort Study from a Single Center Table 4 Comparison of renal pathological data between patients with scanty immune deposits and immune complex deposits lupus nephritis.
Scanty immune deposits Immune complex deposits
valueNumber of biopsies 40 276 Class II (%) 6 (15) 13 (4.71) 0.195 Class III (%) 9 (22.5) 46 (16.67) Class IV (%) 25 (62.5) 151 (54.7) Class V (%) 0 (0) 64 (23.2) Class VI (%) 0 (0) 2 (0.72) AI score (mean ± SD)
0.128 Endocapillary hypercellularity (median; interquartile range) 3, 1–3 3, 1–3 0.482 Cellular crescents (median; interquartile range) 2, 0–4 0, 0–2 0.015 Karyorrhexis/fibrinoid necrosis (median; interquartile range) 0, 0–2 0, 0–2 0.687 Subendothelial hyaline deposits (median; interquartile range) 1, 0–2 1, 0–2 0.913 Interstitial inflammation (median; interquartile range) 1, 1-2 1.1–1 0.067 Glomerular leukocyte infiltration (median; interquartile range) 1, 0-1 1, 0-1 0.694 CI score (mean ± SD)
0.31 Glomerular sclerosis (median; interquartile range) 0, 0-1 0, 0-1 0.717 Fibrous crescents (median; interquartile range) 0.0-0 0, 0-0 0.795 Tubular atrophy (median; interquartile range) 1, 1-2 1, 1-1 0.09 Interstitial fibrosis (median: interquartile range) 1, 1–1.75 1, 1-1 0.182
, italic values refer to the significant value between the two groups.