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Table 3 Breed, sex, age, FIV and FeLV status, serum creatinine concentration, UPC ratio, SBP and IRIS stage in cats with ICGN and in cats with non-ICGN, and their influence on the chance to make either diagnosis

From: Immune-complex glomerulonephritis in cats: a retrospective study based on clinico-pathological data, histopathology and ultrastructural features

Variable

Disease category

p value

ICGN

Non-ICGN

Breed: DSH vs. purebred

 absolute number

34 vs. 2

25 vs. 6

0.101

 (%)

(94.4 vs. 5.6)

(80.6 vs. 19.4)

Sex: SF vs. NM

 absolute value

16 vs. 21

19 vs. 12

0.140

 (%)

(43.2 vs. 56.8)

(61.3 vs. 38.7)

Age (years)

 mean ± sd

8.9 ± 3.5

10.3 ± 3.4

0.042

 (median; range)

(9; 4–15)

(11; 4–17)

FIV or FeLV status: + vs. -

 absolute value

13 vs. 24

0 vs. 21

0.024

 (%)

(35.1% vs. 64.9%)

(0% vs. 100%)

Creatinine (mg/dL)

 mean ± sd

3.5 ± 2.6

4.4 ± 2.6

0.612

 (median; range)

(2.4; 0.6–11.1)

(4.3; 0.6–11.0)

UPC ratio

 mean ± sd

7.5 ± 3.5

2.8 ± 0.9

< 0.001

 (median; range)

(6.6; 2.4–18.6)

(2.9; 1.0–4.5)

SBP (mmHg)

 mean ± sd

154 ± 25

154 ± 30

0.999

 (median; range)

(160; 110–200)

(150; 110–200)

IRIS stage: 1 vs 2 vs 3 vs 4

5 vs 15 vs 11 vs 6

7 vs 6 vs 11 vs 7

0.304

 absolute value

(13.5 vs 40.5 vs 29.7

(22.6 vs 19.4 vs 35.5

 (%)

vs 61.2)

vs 22.6)

  1. ICGN, immune-complex glomerulonephritis; non-ICGN, non immune-complex glomerulonephritis; DSH, domestic short-haired; SF, spayed female; NM, neutered male; FIV, feline immunodeficiency virus; FeLV, feline leukemia virus; sd, standard deviation; UPC, urine protein-to-creatinine; SBP, systolic blood pressure; IRIS, International Renal Interest Society