Table 3.
Immunofluorescence findings according to the presence of glomerular crescents
| Variables | Total (n = 327) |
Crescent (n = 10) |
No crescent (n = 317) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 deposition | 0.655 | |||
| None or trace | 292 (89.3) | 8 (80.0) | 284 (89.6) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 35 (10.7) | 2 (20.0) | 33 (10.4) | |
| C1q deposition | 0.999 | |||
| None or trace | 316 (96.6) | 10 (100.0) | 306 (96.5) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 11 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (3.5) | |
| C4d deposition | 0.999 | |||
| None or trace | 324 (99.1) | 10 (100.0) | 314 (99.1) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.9) | |
| Fibrinogen deposition | 0.016 | |||
| None or trace | 318 (97.2) | 8 (80.0) | 310 (97.8) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 9 (2.8) | 2 (20.0) | 7 (2.2) | |
| IgA deposition | 0.999 | |||
| None or trace | 305 (93.3) | 9 (90.0) | 296 (93.4) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 22 (6.7) | 1 (10.0) | 21 (6.6) | |
| IgG deposition | 0.165 | |||
| None or trace | 290 (88.7) | 7 (70.0) | 283 (89.3) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 37 (11.3) | 3 (30.0) | 34 (10.7) | |
| IgM deposition | 0.243 | |||
| None or trace | 285 (87.2) | 7 (70.0) | 278 (87.7) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 42 (12.8) | 3 (30.0) | 39 (12.3) | |
| κ light chain deposition | 0.999 | |||
| None or trace | 310 (94.8) | 9 (90.0) | 301 (95.0) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 17 (5.2) | 1 (10.0) | 16 (5.0) | |
| λ light chain deposition | 0.999 | |||
| None or trace | 307 (93.9) | 9 (90.0) | 298 (94.0) | |
| ≥ 1 + | 20 (6.1) | 1 (10.0) | 19 (6.0) |
Data are presented as the number (%)
C3 complement 3, C1q complement 1q, C4d complement 4d, IgA immunoglobulin A, IgG immunoglobulin G, IgM immunoglobulin M