Table 9.

Histopathologic variables depending on proteinuria reduction below 1.0 g/24 h. The statistically significant parameters are bolded in the table.

MEST-C	Proteinuria Reduction <1.0 g/day		p-Value Chi-Square Test
	Yes (N = 23)	No (N = 15)
M1	18 (78%)	12 (80%)	0.9
E1	5 (22%)	9 (60%)	0.03
S1	10 (43%)	7 (47%)	0.9
T2	0 (0%)	1 (7%)	0.8
C1-2	2 (7.7%)	2 (13%)	0.4
Interstitial inflammation—1–2	13 (57%)	11 (73%)	0.48
Interstitial fibrosis (%)	4.0 ± 5.3	12.9 ± 12.3	0.004