Clinical Study

Glomerulonephritis with Crescents in Children: Etiology and Predictors of Renal Outcome

Table 1

Comparing Lupus nephritis with other forms of crescentic GN (demographic and clinical data).

All ( 𝑛 = 3 7 )LN ( 𝑛 = 2 0 ) (mean ± Std)Non LN ( 𝑛 = 1 7 ) (mean ± Std) 𝑃

Females (%)57.5%80%70.6%0.5
Age (years)13.2 (±5.6)15.8 (±3.0)9.4 (±4.7)0.000
SCr at biopsy (umol/l)218.2 (±174)243.7 (±178.1)173.5 (±169.2)0.38
SCr at follow up (umol/l)81 (±67)74.4 (±19.3)94.3 (±119.1)0.54
Baseline proteinuria (gms)5.1 (±6.4)5.4 (±7.7)4.6 (±3.9)0.8
Last proteinuria (gms)2.7 (±6.9)3.5 (±8.6)1.5 (±2.3)0.5
% Change in SCr−28.4 (±48)−44.7 (±37.6)−7.1 (±53.8)0.06
Change in proteinuria−16.7 (±12.8)−11.3 (±132.3)−24.6 (±129.3)0.8