Table 1.

Clinical background of IgAN patients

	Number of patients (N = 50)
Age	37 (25–48)
Sex (male %)	20 (40.0 %)
Onset to tonsillectomy (years)	2.0 (1.0–4.0)
SBP (mmHg)	122.3 ± 20.5
TP (g/dl)	6.8 ± 0.57
Albumin (g/dl)	4.2 ± 0.41
BUN (mg/dl)	15 ± 5.8
S-Cre (mg/dl)	0.82 ± 0.34
CCr (ml/min)	98.2 ± 26.8
UP (dipstick)	3+; 13, 2+; 8, 1+; 19, ± or −: 10
UP (g/day)	0.54 (0.3–1.3)
U-OB (dipstick)	3+; 27, 2+; 17,1+; 4, ±; 2
IGL score	1.47 (1.3–1.99)
Gd-IgA1 (units/mg IgA)	117.3 ± 45.6
IgA/IgG-IC (OD)	0.81 ± 0.31

Continuous data are presented mean ± SD or median [IQR], and categorical data as number of patients (%)

SBP systolic blood pressure, BUN blood urea nitrogen, S-Cre serum creatinine, CCr creatinine clearance, UP urinary protein, U-OB urinary occult blood, IGL index of the glomerular lesion, TP total protein