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

Table 5

Factors predicting renal function.

	Renal function improved	Renal function worsened	𝑃
Age in years	13.5 (±5.6)	8.5 (±1.3)	0.002
Globally sclerorsed (GS) glomeruli (%)	6.4 (±9.3)	9.3 (±14)	0.3
Percent of glomeruli with crescents	35 (±17)	59 (±18)	0.019
Percent change in proteinuria	−15.2 (13.8)	−8.3 (±12)	0.2
Female gender	85%	75%	0.6
Lupus etiology	70%	0%	0.01
Significant glomerular infiltrate	35%	75%	0.1
Significant mesangial cellularity	10%	25%	0.4
Significant mesangial matrix expansion	30%	25%	0.8
Significant interstitial fibrosis/atrophy	10%	0%	0.2
Significant acute tubular necrosis	25%	75%	0.05
Significant vasculopathy	5%	25%	0.02