Table 4 Genotype–phenotype correlations of female patients with X-linked Alport syndrome.

From: Genotype–phenotype correlation of X-linked Alport syndrome observed in both genders: a multicenter study in South Korea

Kidney and extrarenal phenotypes

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

P value

Onset age, years

5.4 (2.4–16.1)

7.6 (4.1–12.2)

2.4 (1.4–4.4)a,b

0.018

Age at last visit, years

20.1 (10.2–40.9)

20.3 (11.9–26.4)

14.2 (9.1–24.4)

0.217

Onset presentation

 AUA

21 (65.6)

13 (86.7)

7 (41.2)b

0.020

 Macroscopic hematuria

10 (31.3)

2 (13.3)

9 (52.9)b

0.064

 Chronic kidney disease

1 (3.1)

0

1 (5.9)

1.000

 Total

32

15

17

 

Progression of kidney phenotypes

 Hematuria

33/33 (100)

15/15 (100)

17/17 (100)

1.000

 Overt proteinuria*

29/30 (96.7)

10/13 (76.9)

19/20 (95.0)

0.120

 Macroscopic hematuria

14/21 (66.7)

4/9 (44.4)

12/16 (75.0)

0.367

 Chronic kidney disease G5

4/30 (13.3)

3/16 (18.8)

7/22 (31.8)

0.318

 Median kidney survival age, years (95% CI)**

78.2 (NE)

55.3 (NE)

37.0 (19.8–54.2)a

0.022

Use of RASi

26/29 (89.7)

10/13 (76.9)

16/17 (94.1)

0.436

Age starting RASi, years

10.2 (4.7–30.8)

10.0 (7.4–15.7)

5.0 (2.5–10.9)

0.133

Extrarenal phenotypes

 Sensorineural hearing loss

4/33 (12.1)

2/15 (13.3)

4/23 (17.4)

0.904

 Median hearing survival age, years (95% CI)**

55.0 (51.5–58.5)

42.2 (NE)

NE

0.349

 Ocular abnormalities

2/10 (20)

0/6 (0)

0/5 (0)

0.476

  1. Values are presented as median (interquartile range) or numbers (%).
  2. The number of analyzed subjects differed for each parameter because of the missing variable data of the affected family members.
  3. AUA, asymptomatic urinary abnormality; RASi, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors; CI, confidence interval; NE, not estimated.
  4. *Urine protein-to-creatinine ratio > 0.2 mg/mg.
  5. **It is estimated by Kaplan–Meier analysis.
  6. aP value < 0.05 between Group 1 and Group 3.
  7. bP value < 0.05 between Group 2 and Group 3.