Table 2.
Spearman correlations between histologic variables in 74 adults with HSPN
| E | S | T | C | JHC | ISKDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | -0.28 (p = 0.017) | −0.061 (p = 0.61) | −0.034 (p = 0.78) | −0.28 (p = 0.017) | −0.15 (p = 0.19) | − 0.27 (p = 0.019) |
| E | 0.026 (p = 0.82) | − 0.046 (p = 0.70) | 0.40 (p < 0.001) | 0.11 (p = 0.34) | 0.40 (p < 0.001) | |
| S | 0.12 (p = 0.32) | 0.17 (p = 0.14) | 0.21 (p = 0.069) | 0.23 (p = 0.050) | ||
| T | 0.098 (p = 0.41) | 0.56 (p < 0.001) | 0.26 (p = 0.027) | |||
| C | 0.62 (p < 0.001) | 0.81 (p < 0.001) | ||||
| JHC | 0.55 (P < 0.001) |
HSPN Henoch- Schönlein purpura nephritis, M mesangial hypercellularity, E endocapillary proliferation, S segmental sclerosis/adhesion, T tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis, C cellular or fibrocellular crescents, JHC Japanese histologic classification, ISKDC International Study of Kidney Disease in Children