Crescents proportions above 10% are associated with unfavorable kidney outcomes in IgA nephropathy patients with partial crescent formation

PURPOSE: Whether different crescentic proportions determine the progression of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) with crescents in less than 50% of glomeruli remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between different proportions of crescents and kidney outcomes in IgAN with partial crescent formation.

METHODS: Patients diagnosed as IgAN, having at least two crescents and in less than 50% of glomeruli, were categorized into three groups: Group I (crescents in ≤10% of glomeruli), Group II (10%< crescents ≤25% of glomeruli) and Group III (crescents >25% of glomeruli). Baseline clinicopathological parameters were evaluated. The kidney endpoint was a composite of a ≥ 40% decline in the initial estimated glomerular filtration rate, end-stage kidney disease, and kidney disease-related death.

RESULTS: Of 183 IgAN patients with crescents in less than 50% of glomeruli, baseline 24-hour urinary protein and immunosuppressive treatment varied among the three groups (p < 0.05). During a median follow-up of 57 months (interquartile range 28-86), 50 (27.3%) patients reached the composite outcome. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that kidney survival in Group II (p = 0.049) and Group III (p = 0.008) was significantly shorter than in Group I, with no significant difference between Group II and III (p = 0.2). After adjusting for clinical factors and MEST score based on the multivariate Cox regression analysis, a crescent proportion >10% (HR = 3.431, 95% CI 1.067-11.03, p = 0.039) was predictive of time to unfavorable kidney outcome, with model adjustments improving predictability (c-index: 0.817).

CONCLUSION: The proportion of crescents reaching 10% of glomeruli in IgAN was identified as an independent risk factor for kidney survival.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Renal failure - 45(2023), 1 vom: 25. Dez., Seite 2226257

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Di, Dingxin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Shimin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wenge [VerfasserIn]

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Clinicopathological characteristics
Crescent
IgA nephropathy
Journal Article
Prognosis

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Date Completed 27.06.2023

Date Revised 01.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/0886022X.2023.2226257

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358587891