Table 1.

Baseline and followup demographics in 195 patients with incident ANCA-associated vasculitis.

CharacteristicsN = 195 (%)
Sex
  Male97 (50)
  Female98 (50)
Age, yrs69 (55–77)
Age quartiles, yrs
  0–5549 (25)
  55–7057 (29)
  70–8053 (27)
  80–10036 (18)
P creatinine, µmol/l152 (75–319)
eGFR, ml/min40 (15–80)
CKD groups
  CKD 1–274 (38)
  CKD 338 (19)
  CKD 436 (18)
  CKD 547 (24)
B hemoglobin, g/l110 (96–123)
Platelets, 109/l366 (283–450)
CRP, mg/l87 (22–142)
ANCA
  PR3100 (51)
  MPO84 (43)
  Negative11 (6)
Diagnosis
  GPA94 (48)
  MPA90 (46)
  EGPA11 (6)
Renal transplantation7 (4)
Previous malignancy16 (8)
Followup, yrs8.0 (4.0–11.9)
Deaths98 (50)
CYC < 1 g30 (15)
CYC 1–10 g82 (42)
CYC > 10 g83 (42)
CYC > 36 g14 (7)
  • Data are presented in n (%) and median (IQR). ANCA: antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; CKD: chronic kidney disease; CRP: C-reactive protein; PR3: proteinase 3; MPO: myeloperoxidase; GPA: granulomatosis with polyangiitis; MPA: microscopic polyangiitis; EGPA: eosinophilic GPA; CYC: cyclophosphamide; IQR: interquartile range.