Table 5.

Analysis of renal biopsies by International Society of Nephrology (ISN) class within 6 months.

Urine BiomarkerClass II, III, IV n (%)pClass V, n (%)p
VCAM-1*
  Low (n = 12)8 (67)> 0.996 (50)0.12
  High (n = 21)14 (67)16 (76)
NGAL*
  Low (n = 16)12 (75)0.4510 (63)0.71
  High (n = 16)10 (63)11 (69)
  • * Low: ≤ 0.1; high: ≥ 0.1 for VCAM-1 and NGAL. VCAM-1: vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; NGAL: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.