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. 2012 Sep;23(9):1579–1587. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2012010053

Table 2.

Serum levels of IgA, normalized and total autoantigen (Gd-IgA1), IgG, normalized and total IgG autoantibody, and normalized and total IgA autoantibody in controls (healthy, diseased, and combined) and in IgAN patients

Healthy Controls Diseased Controls P Value(t and U Tests) Combined Controls All IgAN Patients P Value (t and U Tests)
Patients (n) 30 30 60 97
IgA (mg/ml) 2.20 (0.76) 2.01 (0.81) NS 2.10 (0.78) 2.88 (1.38) 0.0001
2.09 (0.75–4.12) 1.98 (0.79–3.85) NS 2.03 (0.75–4.12) 2.68 (0.49–8.01) 0.0003
Gd-IgA1 (% HAA) 31.3 (9.1) 36.1 (15.3) NS 33.7 (12.7) 33.1 (12.4) NS
29.5 (15.4–57.0) 31.3 (15.9–86.5) NS 30.8 (15.4–86.5) 31.5 (10.0–76.5) NS
Gd-IgA1 (U/ml) 68.2 (26.0) 71.5 (41.1) NS 69.9 (34.1) 92.6 (49.4) 0.002
65.4 (16.7–112.3) 62.0 (25.3–184.3) NS 63.4 (16.7–184.3) 84.4 (10.0–267.5) 0.003
IgG (mg/ml) 11.01 (2.64) 9.94 (4.05) NS 10.47 (3.43) 10.32 (3.79) NS
10.54 (6.69–18.41) 9.81 (4.88–21.58) NS 9.92 (4.88–21.58) 10.00 (1.33–25.77) NS
IgG autoantibody (OD/0.5 µg) 1.172 (0.242) 1.300 (0.304) NS (0.08) 1.236 (0.280) 1.483 (0.643) 0.006
1.195 (0.85–1.54) 1.272 (0.76–2.00) NS 1.255 (0.76–2.00) 1.490 (0.63–3.01) 0.07 (NS)
IgG autoantibody (U/ml) 25.60 (7.28) 25.16 (10.58) NS 25.38 (9.01) 30.79 (19.04) 0.04
24.34 (14.88– 41.96) 24.55 (12.04–60.97) NS 24.40 (12.04–60.97) 26.03 (5.72–91.62) NS
IgA autoantibody (OD/1 µg) 0.549 (0.234) 0.770 (0.638) NS (0.08) 0.660 (0.489) 0.748 (0.451) NS
0.458 (0.29–1.13) 0.556 (0.24–2.84) NS 0.493 (0.24–2.84) 0.589 (0.21–2.31) NS (0.06)
IgA autoantibody (U/ml) 1.29 (0.91) 1.55 (1.37) NS 1.42 (1.16) 2.33 (2.02) 0.002
0.93 (0.28–3.45) 0.90 (0.19–5.99) NS 0.91 (0.19–5.99) 1.78 (0.12–10.63) 0.002

Data are mean (SD) or median (range). NS, not statistically significant.