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Table 2.

Comparison between the laboratory and histopathological data

Variable	First renal biopsy	Second renal biopsy	Latest follow-up
Serum albumin, g/dl	3.3 ± 0.6	4.3 ± 0.2^a	4.4 ± 0.2^a
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m²	110.4 ± 12.4	109.4 ± 12.4^NS	116.0 ± 13.0^NS
Serum IgA, mg/dl	135.6 ± 56.5	88.1 ± 30.8^b	98.8 ± 47.0^b
AI	4.0 ± 0.7	2.0 ± 1.2^a
CI	1.7 ± 1.3	1.4 ± 1.2^NS
TI scores	1.3 ± 0.7	0.4 ± 0.5^a

p < 0.01

p < 0.05, vs. first renal biopsy. NS = Nonsignificant. Data are expressed as means ± SD.