Research Article

Prognosis and Histological Classification in Elderly Patients with ANCA-Glomerulonephritis: A Registry-Based Cohort Study

Table 2

Baseline characteristics stratified for presence or absence of end-stage renal disease-free survival at 1 year.

CharacteristicAlive without ESRD, = 49ESRD/death < 1 year, = 32 value

Female (%)29 (59)16 (50)0.42
Age (SD)76 (5)77 (5)0.82
P-/MPO-ANCA (%)33 (67)14 (44)0.64
eGFR (SD)33 (22)18 (22)<0.001
Serum albumin (SD)32 (6)28 (5)<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (SD)146 (22)147 (25)0.89
Diastolic blood pressure (SD)78 (12)81 (11)0.55
Proteinuria (SD)1.1 (1.1)1.8 (1.6)0.02
Percentage of normal glomeruli (SD)49 (26)21 (23)<0.001
Focal (%)26 (53)6 (19)0.002
Mixed (%)13 (27)9 (28)0.88
Crescentic (%)7 (14)11 (34)0.03
Sclerotic (%)3 (6)6 (19)0.08

SD, standard deviation; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.