Objective To compare the clinicopathological features between two kinds of obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG). Methods Twenty-three patients with obesity-associated glomerulomegaly (OB-GM) and 22 patients with obesity-associated focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (OB-FSGS) diagnosed by renal biopsy during 1998 to 2008 in our center were enrolled in this study. A retrospective analysis of clinical and pathological data was carried out. Results (1) All the patients in these two groups were with abdominal obesity. Most of them were middle-aged male. There were no significant differences in gender, age, body mass index and waist circumference between these two groups(P>0.05). The mean course of disease in OB-FSGS group was significantly longer than that in OB-GM group[(21.7±29.7)vs (6.8±9.3) months,P<0.05]. (2) Metabolic syndrome was found in the most patients of these two groups, but there were no significant differences in the levels of serum glucose, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, uric acid and blood pressure between them(P>0.05). (3) The 24-hour urinary protein and Scr level in OB-FSGS group were significantly higher than those in OB-GM group[(2.49±1.58) vs (0.83±0.87) g/d, P<0.05; (102.09±25.07) vs (87.84±20.63) μmol/L, P<0.05]. The serum albumin level, creatinine clearance and urinary osmotic pressure in the former were significantly lower than those in the latter [(38.67±7.00) vs (44.05±3.55) g/L, P<0.01; (95.78±37.83) vs (128.72±31.20) ml/min, P<0.01; (678.72±91.76) vs (840.69±133.88) mmol/L, P<0.01]. (4) The mean glomerular diameters of both OB-FSGS group and OB-GM group were increased, whose difference was not significant [(204.3±23.1) vs (205.3±14.3) μm, P>0.05]. Conclusion There are significant differences in the mean course of disease, 24-h urinary protein excretion, serum albumin level and renal function between these two different kinds of ORG.
CHENG Hong;CHEN Yi-pu;ZHANG Cong;FANG Jing;DONG Hong-rui;LI Wen-ge;ZOU Wan-zhong.
Comparative study of clinicopathological features between two kinds of obesity-related glomerulopathy[J]. Chinese Journal of Nephrology, 2009, 25(4): 261-264.