Research Article

The Clinical and Pathological Effects of Serum C3 Level and Mesangial C3 Intensity in Patients with IgA Nephropathy

Table 4

C3 deposition and general data.

CharacteristicsNegative (65)Weakly positive (51)Strongly positive (35)P Value

Age (year)39.78 ± 13.5235.65 ± 10.4236.77 ± 9.040.144
Female, n (%)38/65 (58.46%)29/51 (56.86%)17/35 (48.57%)0.392
Male, n (%)27/65 (41.54%)22/51 (43.14%)18/35 (51.43%)0.392
Duration from onset (d)365 (1060)180 (1065)180 (670)0.243
Height (cm)167.46 ± 8.35167.67 ± 8.32170.31 ± 8.840.239
Weight (kg)70.61 ± 14.7368.64 ± 14.6269.98 ± 13.710.765
BMI (kg/m2)25.11 ± 4.424.22 ± 3.8823.99 ± 3.670.337
SBP (mmHg)128.2 ± 15.6126.47 ± 15.12136.89 ± 17.460.009
DBP (mmHg)83.23 ± 10.5583.12 ± 10.0189.91 ± 12.40.007

Note: In the above data, the disease course was marked in the form of median (interquartile distance), and the remaining data were represented by x ± s. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, systolic blood pressure.