Table 2 Renal biopsy findings in the validation phase

From: Histopathologic findings associated with APOL1 risk variants in chronic kidney disease

Morphologic finding

0 APOL1 RA

1 APOL1 RA

2 APOL1 RA

P (2 vs 0/1)

P (1 vs 0)

P (2 vs 1)

No. of patients

23

25

34

   

Mean age (range)

55 (33–88)

52 (28–91)

48 (15–73)

0.1

0.5

0.3

Solidified +disappearing predominant GS

5 (22%)

9 (36%)

20 (59%)

0.01

0.4

0.1

Cases with segmental glomerulosclerosis

7 (30%)

13 (52%)

21 (62%)

0.1

0.2

0.6

Cases with severe tubular atrophy

9 (39%)

10 (40%)

24 (71%)

0.01

0.8

0.04

Cases with thyroidization-dominant TA

1 (4%)

4 (16%)

8 (24%)

0.2

0.3

0.5

Cases with microcystic tubular dilatation

2 (9%)

6 (24%)

13 (38%)

0.05

0.3

0.4

Cases with severe arteriosclerosis

17 (74%)

15 (60%)

19 (56%)

0.4

0.5

0.9

Cases with severe arteriolar hyalinosis

6 (26%)

6 (24%)

9 (26%)

0.9

0.9

0.9

  1. Abbreviations: RA, risk allele; GS, glomerulosclerosis; TA, tubular atrophy.