The Spectrum of Biopsy-Proven Glomerular Diseases among Children in China: A National, Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

High-quality epidemiologic data on the spectrum of biopsy-proven glomerular diseases among children are limited. This study aimed to determine the profile of and temporal change in biopsy-proven pediatric glomerular diseases in China.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We previously conducted a nationwide kidney biopsy survey including 71,151 patients over an 11-year period from January 2004 to December 2014. A total of 7962 children younger than 18 years old from 115 hospitals across China with biopsy-proven glomerular diseases were included in this study. The demographic and clinical variables were extracted from referral records and pathology reports. The composition of pediatric glomerular diseases and clinicopathologic correlations i

SUBMITTER: Nie S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6032591 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature