Establishment of a novel nomogram for the clinically diagnostic prediction of minimal change disease, −a common cause of nephrotic syndrome
Yan G, Liu G, Tian X, Tian L, Wang H, Ren P, Ma X, Fu R, Chen Z. Establishment of a novel nomogram for the clinically diagnostic prediction of minimal change disease, −a common cause of nephrotic syndrome. BMC Nephrology 2020, 21: 396. PMID: 32928127, PMCID: PMC7490860, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-020-02058-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArea Under CurveBlood PressureComplement C1qComplement C3Complement C4DiastoleFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHemoglobinsHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMiddle AgedNephrosis, LipoidNephrotic SyndromeNomogramsRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityYoung AdultConceptsDiastolic blood pressurePrimary glomerular diseaseNephrotic syndromeAdult patientsRenal biopsyChange diseaseGlomerular diseaseBackgroundMinimal change diseaseMinimal change diseaseLASSO regression analysisRenal biopsy procedureNon-MCD groupLogistic regression modelsDiagnostic prediction modelNovel nomogramPatient demographicsBlood pressureSerum levelsOverall incidenceClinical manifestationsMCD patientsMCD diagnosisCommon causeInvasive proceduresMethodA total