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Table 1 Characteristics of pediatric LN cohort

From: Macrophage subpopulations in pediatric patients with lupus nephritis and other inflammatory diseases affecting the kidney

 

Lupus ISN/RPS classes

Class II

Class IIIa

Class IV

Class V

Number of patients [n]

4

6

6

4

Age of Patients [years]

12.8 ± 0.8

14.2 ± 1.6

15.7 ± 1.3

13.5 ± 1.5

Male [n]

1

1

0

1

Female [n]

3

5

6

3

Hypertensive patients [%]

25

0

50

50

Diabetic patients [%]

0

0

0

0

Serum creatinine [mg/dl]

0.7 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 2.3

Serum urea [mg/dl]

34.8 ± 10.9

20.7 ± 6.3

51.0 ± 21.0

59.8 ± 62.0

GFR after Schwartz [ml]

104.6 ± 26.2

126.0 ± 27.3

84.5 ± 26.3

98.6 ± 56.6

Proteinuria [g/m2/24 h]

0.16 ± 0.06

0.79 ± 0.85

1.79 ± 1.93

2.93 ± 2.64

Hematuria [n/µl]

10.0 ± 10.0

485.0 ± 602.6

408.3 ± 471.0

920.0 ± 1433.6

Glomerular injury score [score 0–4]

1.6 ± 0.3

2.1 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.9

  1. aIncluding 2 cases diagnosed for both classes III and V but listed only in class III due to the presence of activity. If variables are not expressed as a single value, data were shown as mean ± SD