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
|
- * p < 0.05 vs. control group