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. 2017 May 18;12(12):2032–2045. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11491116

Table 3.

International classification of interstitial and vascular lesions in diabetic kidney disease

Type of Lesion and Criteria Score
IFTA, %
 Absent 0
 <25 1
 25–50 2
 >50 3
Interstitial inflammation
 Absent 0
 Infiltration only in relation to IFTA 1
 Infiltration in areas without IFTA 2
Vascular lesions arteriolar hyalinosis
 Absent 0
 At least one area of arteriolar hyalinosis 1
 More than one area of arteriolar hyalinosis 2
Presence of large vessels arteriosclerosis
 No intimal thickening 0
 Intimal thickening less than thickness of media 1
 Intimal thickening greater that thickness of media 2

IFTA, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy.