Table 2.

Pathology findings for patients with diabetic nephropathy who underwent renal biopsy.

	High expression group (n = 18)	Low expression group (n = 14)	P value
Glomerular grade			<0.001
I	1	1
II	7	6
III	10	7
IFTA			0.003
0	4	3
1	6	4
2	5	4
3	3	3
Renal interstitial inflammation			<0.001
0	8	1
1	9	6
2	1	7
Arteriosclerosis			<0.001
0	2	0
1	13	8
2	3	6

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; IFTA: tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis.