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Table 1 Summary of histopathological observations

From: Tubulointerstitial damage as the major pathological lesion in endemic chronic kidney disease among farmers in North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Histopathological observation/score

Cases

Percentage positivity (%)

Glomerular pathology (N = 57)

 Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

2

3.5

 Glomerular enlargement

21

36.8

 Global sclerosis score

 

37.1 ± 4.0a

 Collapsing glomeruli score

 

17.6 ± 3.7a

Tubulointerstitial pathology (N = 57)

 Mononuclear cell interstitial inflammation score

  i0

23

40.4

  i1

21

36.8

  i2

12

21.0

  i3

1

1.8

 Interstitial fibrosis score

  ci0

4

7.0

  ci1

18

31.6

  ci2

20

35.1

  ci3

15

26.3

Vascular pathology (N = 53)

 Fibrous intimal thickening score

  cv0

27

50.0

  cv1

21

40.5

  cv2

5

9.5

  cv3

0

0

 Arteriolar hyaline thickening score

  ah0

22

41.5

  ah1

21

39.6

  ah2

10

18.9

  ah3

0

0

Other observations

 Focal subcapsular cortical atrophy

21

36.8

  1. aMean ± SD