Table 3 Relationship between chronicity index scores and renal fibrosis to levels of urinary and protein expression of TGFβ1
High chronicity index score | Low chronicity index score | p value | High percentage of renal fibrosis | Low percentage of renal fibrosis | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 18) | (n = 27) | (n = 23) | (n = 16) | |||
Urinary TGFβ1 levels (pg/ml) | 134.31 ± 31.65 | 39.32 ± 32.45 | 0.00 | 49.90 ± 30.05 | 34.60 ± 33.64 | 0.00 |
Protein expression of TGFβ1 in renal tissues (%) | 48.78 ± 24.89 | 46.35 ± 24.09 | 0.76 | 60.65 ± 18.66 | 28.42 ± 14.13 | 0.00 |