Research Article

Urinary System Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease: Clinical, Laboratory, Radiological, and Pathological Spectra of a Chinese Single-Centre Study

Table 2

Baseline laboratory features of primary IgG4-RUD patients.

TIN ()MN ()Renal pelvis+ureter ()Abnormal radiology ()Parenchymal+retroperitoneal fibrosis () value

Alb, g/L (IQR)37.0 (27.0-42.0)18.0 (14.0-25.0)40.5 (36.3-47.0)40.0 (35.5-40.8)37.0 (29.3-42.8)0.006
SCr, μmol/L (IQR)151.5 (78.3-256.8)75.0 (59.0-127.5)67.0 (63.0-78.5)60.0 (58.0-77.0)502.0 (231.5-720.0)<0.001
24hUP, g/24 h (IQR)0.68 (0.35-1.41)11.13 (6.27-16.75)0.99 (0.68-1.27)0.002
IgG, g/L (IQR)29.4 (19.3-41.5)14.6 (8.9-28.7)19.4 (11.9-37.2)19.9 (16.0-31.1)19.6 (17.0-32.7)0.395
IgE, KU/L (IQR)555.5 (341.8-913.8)1469.0 (632.5-1943.0)357.0 (90.7-824.3)404.5 (100.2-649.8)187.0 (68.6-1426.5)0.479
IgG1, mg/L (IQR)12400 (9020-15500)5640 (2720-9635)8840 (8310-12950)8695 (6690-10993)9110 (8730-14400)0.015
IgG2, mg/L (IQR)6345 (5058-8628)3910 (3425-5045)5440 (3840-7280)5510 (5093-9583)5580 (2950-7965)0.228
IgG3, mg/L (IQR)753 (368-1380)154 (127-701)678 (382-898)525 (287-1100)729 (434-1558)0.193
IgG4, mg/L (IQR)17500 (10536-30950)10270 (8310-12950)7920 (3058-38150)9510 (4295-15050)14100 (3200-22000)0.422
ESR, mm/h (IQR)50 (15-91)78 (46-85)29 (13-58)21 (6-38)81 (57-94)0.046
hsCRP, mg/L (IQR)5.92 (0.77-18.62)2.67 (1.62-11.07)2.14 (0.93-4.15)1.91 (0.39-4.73)6.07 (3.75-23.16)0.206
C3, g/L (IQR)0.482 (0.430-0.739)0.579 (0.426-0.867)0.954 (0.854-1.062)0.781 (0.477-1.101)0.928 (0.693-1.134)0.033
C4, g/L (IQR)0.065 (0.028-0.145)0.2080.176 (0.136-0.267)0.205 (0.036-0.260)0.233 (0.122-0.282)0.051

We did not analyse IgG4-TIN+GN patients to avoid misleading data for Alb, SCr, and 24hUP. Data from the only patient with IgG4-related bladder involvement are also not listed in the chart above. 24-hour urine protein levels were not quantified due to negative routine urine tests.