Table 2.
Pathological characteristics.
PSAGN | HSPN | LN | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crescent formation rate (%) | 0 [0–0] | 11.67 [7.36–17.8] | 9.72 [0–21.5] | < 0.05 |
Interstitial fibrosis (%) | 0 [0–6.25] | 5 [0–7.5] | 5 [0–20] | n.s. |
Sclerotic glomeruli (n) | 0 [0–3.84] | 6.67 [0–18.6] | 0 [0–3.45] | n.s. |
Arteriosclerosis score | 0 [0–1] | 0.5 [0–1] | 1 [0–1] | n.s. |
PSAGN, post-streptococcal acute glomerulonephritis; HSPN, Henoch–Schönlein purpura nephritis; LN, lupus nephritis; n.s., not significant.