Research Article
Increased Levels of Soluble ST2 in Patients with Active Newly Diagnosed ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Table 1
Basic clinical characteristics of patients with AAV.
| | Characteristics of patients with AAV | | |
| | Number of patients | 139 | | | Age | Median 59 years | Range 20–84 years | | Gender | M/F 67/72 | 48.2%/51.8% | | Diagnosis | | | | Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) | 73 | 52,5% | | Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) | 66 | 47.5% | | ANCA-ELISA result (ever) | | | | Anti-PR3 | 75 | 54,0% | | Anti-MPO | 61 | 43,9% | | Negative | 3 | 2.1% | | Disease duration | Median 35 months | Range 0–231 months | | Lung involvement (ever) | 86 patients | 61.9% | | Kidney involvement (ever) | 138 patients | 99.2% |
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