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. 2012 May 17;7(8):1293–1299. doi: 10.2215/CJN.13071211

Table 2.

Comparison of clinical data between DRB1*0405 positive and DRB1*0405 negative, DPB1*0402 positive, and DPB1*0402 negative patients

DRB1*0405
Positive (n=12) DRB1*0405 Negative (n=140) P DPB1*0402
Positive (n=58) DPB1*0402 Negative (n=94) P
Male/female 8/4 69/71 0.25 25/33 50/44 0.23
Age at diagnosis (yr) 58 (19–66) 61 (52–68) 0.43 59 (50–67) 63 (52–69) 0.76
MPO-ANCA/PR3-ANCA 1/11 22/118 0.56 47/11 83/11 0.22
GPA/MPA/RLV 0/10/2 44/84/12 0.06 24/32/2 20/62/12 0.01
Muscle pain 3 (25.0) 42 (30.0) 0.72 21 (46.7) 24 (53.3) 0.16
Arthralgia 5 (25.0) 53 (37.9) 0.38 25 (44.6) 31 (55.4) 0.21
Skin rash 1 (8.3) 23 (16.4) 0.46 14 (58.3) 10 (41.7) 0.03
Pulmonary 5 (41.7) 76 (54.3) 0.40 27 (33.3) 54 (66.7) 0.19
Eye 1 (8.3) 33 (23.6) 0.22 12 (35.3) 22 (64.7) 0.70
Ear, nose, and throat 3 (25.0) 57 (40.7) 0.29 27 (45.0) 33 (55.0) 0.16
Gastrointestinal tract 1 (8.3) 18 (12.9) 0.65 8 (42.1) 11 (57.9) 0.71
Nervous system 1 (8.3) 19 (13.6) 0.61 5 (25.0) 15 (75.0) 0.19
Initial serum creatinine (μmol/L) 560 (152–823) 282 (123–596) 0.004 259 (104–596) 314 (135–620) 0.15
Urinary protein (g/24 h) 2 (1.1–3) 2.1 (0.98–3.1) 0.91 2.33 (1.8–2.9) 2.21 (1.3–3.3) 0.44
BVAS 17 (15–20) 20 (16–25) 0.53 20 (15–23) 20 (17–25) 0.98

Data are given as the proportion, median (interquartile range), or n (%). MPO, myeloperoxidase; PR3, proteinase 3; GPA: granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously nominated as Wegener’s granulomatosis); MPA, microscopic polyangiitis; RLV, renal-limited vasculitis; BVAS, Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score.