Table 5 Histology data
Group | Control group median [25th–75th percentile] | Denervated group median [25th–75th percentile] | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Arterial wall (histologic vascular injury grading scale, 0–5) | |||
Intima | 1.50 [1.00–1.50] | 3.00* [2.00–3.75] | 0.0337 |
Lamina elastica interna | 1.00 [1.00–1.00] | 1.50* [1.00–2.12] | 0.0464 |
Media | 0.0 [0.0–0.5] | 2.5* [2.0–3.0] | 0.0106 |
Lamina elastica externa | 0.00 [0.00–0.50] | 2.50* [2.00–2.62] | 0.0047 |
Adventitia | 0.0 [0.0–0.5] | 2.5* [2.4–2.6] | 0.0029 |
Kidney scarring (ratio of damaged surface (or scar) to overall surface of the kidney (%) | 25 [24–87] | 45 [35–62] | 0.4228 |