Table 4.
Comparison of renal histopathological data in patients with and without C4d deposition in different renal compartments.
Glomeruli | Arteriole | PTC | TBM | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/1+ 43pt |
2+/3+ 282pt |
P | Negative 223pt |
Positive 102pt |
P | Negative 215pt |
Positive 110pt |
P | Negative 183pt |
Positive 142pt |
P | |
AI score | 9 (5-13) | 7 (3-11) | 0.102 | 7 (3-11) | 8 (5-12) | 0.023 | 7 (3-11) | 9 (5-12) | 0.011 | 5 (2-10) | 9 (6-12) | <0.001 |
Endocapillary hypercellularity | 3 (2-3) | 2 (1-3) | 0.243 | 2 (1-3) | 3 (2-3) | 0.067 | 2 (1-3) | 3 (1-3) | 0.184 | 2 (1-3) | 3 (2-3) | <0.001 |
Cellular crescents | 0 (0-2) | 0 (0-2) | 0.238 | 0 (0-2) | 2 (0-2) | 0.003 | 0 (0-2) | 2 (0-2) | 0.041 | 0 (0-2) | 2 (0-4) | <0.001 |
Karyorrhexis/fibrinoid necrosis | 2 (0-2) | 0 (0-2) | 0.021 | 0 (0-2) | 0.5 (0-2) | 0.311 | 0 (0-2) | 2 (0-2) | 0.037 | 0 (0-2) | 2 (0-2) | 0.014 |
Subendothelial hyaline deposits | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-2) | 0.078 | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-2) | 0.631 | 1 (0-2) | 1 (1-2) | 0.040 | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-2) | 0.037 |
Interstitial inflammatory cell infiltration | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-1.25) | 0.142 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-2) | 0.014 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-2) | 0.003 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-2) | <0.001 |
Glomerular leukocyte infiltration | 1 (1-1) | 1 (0-1) | 0.064 | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 0.374 | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 0.330 | 1 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 0.004 |
CI score | 2 (2-3) | 2 (2-4) | 0.563 | 2 (1-3) | 3 (2-4) | 0.001 | 2 (1-3) | 3 (2-4) | <0.001 | 2 (1-3) | 3 (2-4) | <0.001 |
Glomerular sclerosis | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 0.041 | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 0.022 | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 0.019 | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 0.134 |
Fibrous crescents | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0.778 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0.541 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0.101 | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0.007 |
Tubular atrophy | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-1) | 0.637 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-2) | <0.001 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-2) | <0.001 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-2) | <0.001 |
Interstitial fibrosis | 1 (0-1) | 1 (1-1) | 0.685 | 1 (0-1) | 1 (1-1) | <0.001 | 1 (0-1) | 1 (1-1) | 0.003 | 1 (0-1) | 1 (1-1) | <0.001 |
Pt, patients; PTC, peritubular capillary; TMB, tubular basement membrane; AI, activity indices; CI, chronicity indices. Data were presented as median (interquartile range) in the table.