Blind Spot in the Radar of MEST-C Score: Type and Severity of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in IgA Nephropathy

Table 3

Relationship between the type and degree of tubulointerstitial inflammation.

		Degree of tubulointerstitial inflammation				Total
		Absent	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Type of tubulointerstitial inflammation	Absent	24	0	0	0	24
	Acute	0	2	2	0	4
	Acute and chronic	0	6	17	4	27
	Chronic	0	82	103	7	192
Total		24	90	122	11	247

value: ≤0.001.