Association of Serum CXCL13 with Intrarenal Ectopic Lymphoid Tissue Formation in Lupus Nephritis

Table 3

ELT formation patterns in renal tissues comprising different LN pathological types.

Pathological types	ELT class
	Class 0	Class 1	Class 2
Type III ()	7	2	12
Type IV ()	3	14	36
Type V ()	10	2	3

Note: the proportions of ELT classes composition in type III, IV, and V LN group were compared using a test, and the differences were significant (, ). The proportions of ELT classes involving types III and IV were significant , ), as were those with types IV and V (, ). The proportions of ELT classes involving types III and V demonstrated no differences (, ).