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Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region

Year 2026, Volume: 53 Issue: 1 , 1 - 7 , 10.03.2026
https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1906358
https://izlik.org/JA73RE87LM

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to provide information on the demographic characteristics and laboratory parameters of primary glomerulonephritis (PGN) patients diagnosed at our center and to determine the epidemiology of PGN in our region.
Method: 148 adult PGN cases diagnosed via percutaneous renal biopsy at our hospital were included in the study. Patients whose biopsy specimens could not be analyzed with immunofluorescence, those reported as non-diagnostic, those with a history of kidney transplantation who underwent biopsy, those who underwent biopsy with a presumptive diagnosis of malignancy, and those whose tests were unavailable were excluded from the study.
Results: The overall mean age of the patients was 38.5±12.9 years. 50% of the patients were female and 50% were male. Our study found that biopsies were performed for nephrotic syndrome (70.3%), asymptomatic urinary abnormalities (21.6%), and acute nephritic syndrome (8.1%) in both genders and all age groups. The most common PGN subtypes were FSGS (41.2%) and MGN (18.9%), respectively. Following these, the following were IgAN (15.5%), MPGN (14.2%), RPGN (5.4%), and MCD (4.7%). FSGS was the most common PGN subtype in patients younger than 60 years of age, and MGN in patients older than 60 years. MGN was found to be the PGN subtype with the highest mean proteinuria.
Conclusion: This is the first study to investigate the distribution, demographic characteristics, and laboratory parameters of primary glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region and provides information about the PGN epidemiology in our region. The data obtained in our study were consistent with many studies conducted in our country and around the world.

Ethical Statement

Our study was approved by the Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee with decision number 19 dated June 4, 2020.

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Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesinde Primer Glomerülonefritli Hastaların Epidemiyolojik Değerlendirilmesi

Year 2026, Volume: 53 Issue: 1 , 1 - 7 , 10.03.2026
https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1906358
https://izlik.org/JA73RE87LM

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı; merkezimizde tanı alan primer glomerülonefrit (PGN) olgularının demografik özellikleri ve laboratuvar parametreleri hakkında bilgi sağlamak ve bölgemizdeki PGN epidemiyolojisini belirlemektir.
Yöntemler: Çalışmaya hastanemizde perkütan böbrek biyopsisi ile tanı konulan 148 erişkin PGN olgusu dahil edildi. Biyopsi örneğinden immünfloresan inceleme yapılamayan hastalar, non diagnositik olarak raporlanan hastalar, böbrek nakli öyküsü olup biyopsi yapılan hastalar, malignite ön tanısıyla biyopsi yapılan hastalar ve tetkiklerine ulaşılamayan hastalar çalışmaya alınmadı.
Bulgular: Hastaların genel yaş ortalaması 38.5±12.9 yıl olarak saptandı. Hastaların %50’si kadın, %50’si erkekti. Çalışmamızda biyopsilerin hem her iki cinsiyette hem de tüm yaş gruplarında sırasıyla nefrotik sendrom (%70,3), asemptomatik üriner anormallikler (%21,6) ve akut nefritik sendrom (%8,1) endikasyonlarıyla yapıldığı saptandı. En sık görülen PGN alt tipleri sırasıyla FSGS (%41,2) ve MGN (%18,9) olarak saptandı. Bunlardan sonra diğer tanıların sıklık sırası IgAN (%15,5), MPGN (%14,2), RPGN (%5,4) ve MDH (%4,7) şeklinde saptandı. En sık görülen PGN alt tipinin 60 yaşından küçük hastalarda FSGS, 60 yaşından büyük hastalarda ise MGN olduğu saptandı. En yüksek proteinüri ortalamasına sahip PGN alt tipinin MGN olduğu görüldü.
Sonuç: Çalışmamız, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesinde primer glomerülonefritlerin dağılımları, demografik özellikleri ve laboratuvar parametreleri hakkında yapılan ilk çalışma olup bölgemizin PGN epidemiyolojisi hakkında bilgi sağlamaktadır. Çalışmamızda elde ettiğimiz veriler ülkemizde ve dünyada yapılan birçok çalışmayla uyumlu bulundu.

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  • 2.Woo KT, Chan CM, Lim C, et al. A GlobalEvolutionary Trend of the Frequency of Primary Glomerulonephritis over the Past Four Decades. Kidney Dis (Basel)2019 Oct;5(4):247-258.
  • 3.Sim JJ, Batech M, Hever A, et al. Distribution ofBiopsy-Proven Presumed Primary Glomerulonephropathies in 2000-2011 Among aRacially and Ethnically Diverse US Population. Am JKidney Dis 2016 Oct;68(4):533-544.
  • 4.Zink CM, Ernst S, Riehl J, et al. Trends of renaldiseases in Germany: review of a regional renalbiopsy database from 1990 to 2013. Clin Kidney J.2019 Dec; 12(6): 795–800.
  • 5.Türkmen A, Şumnu A, Cebeci E, et al.Epidemiological features of primary glomerulardisease in Turkey: a multicenter study by theTurkish Society of Nephrology Glomerular DiseasesWorking Group. BMC Nephrol. 2020 Nov14;21(1):481.
  • 6.Gesualdo L, Di Palma AM, Morrone LF, et al. Italianimmunopathology group ISoN. The Italianexperience of the national registry of renal biopsies.Kidney Int. 2004;66(3):890–894.
  • 7.Malafronte P, Mastroianni-Kirsztajn G, BetônicoGN, et al. Paulista registry of glomerulonephritis: 5-year data report. Nephrol Dialysis Transplantation.2006;21(11):3098–3105.
  • 8.Özdemir E. Fırat Üniversitesi HastanesindePerkütan Böbrek Biyopsisi Yapılan HastalarınRetrospektif İncelenmesi. Tıpta Uzmanlık Tezi 2017.
  • 9.Nasar Yousuf Alwahaibi NY, Issaei HK, Dhahli BS.Spectrum of glomerular diseases in Arab countries:A systematic review. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl.Nov-Dec 2018;29(6):1256-1266.
  • 10.Yim T, Kim S, Park S, et al. Patterns in renaldiseases diagnosed by kidney biopsy: A single-center experience. Kidney Research and ClinicalPractice 2020 Mar; 39(1): 60-69.
  • 11.Hou J-H, Zhu H-X, Zhou M-L, et al. Changes in theSpectrum of kidney diseases: an analysis of 40,759biopsy-proven cases from 2003 to 2014 in China.Kidney Dis. 2018;4(1):10–9.
  • 12.Ozturk S, Sumnu A, Seyahi N, et al. Demographicand clinical characteristics of primary glomerulardiseases in Turkey. Int Urol Nephrol. 2014Dec;46(12):2347- 55.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration, Medical Education, Health Services and Systems (Other)
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Ziya Öngören This is me

Muhammed Emre Sevim This is me

Emre Aydın

Fatma Yılmaz Aydın

Yasar Yildirim

Ulas Alabalık

Eren Eynel

Zülfikar Yılmaz

Submission Date August 8, 2025
Acceptance Date December 29, 2025
Publication Date March 10, 2026
DOI https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1906358
IZ https://izlik.org/JA73RE87LM
Published in Issue Year 2026 Volume: 53 Issue: 1

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APA Öngören, Z., Sevim, M. E., Aydın, E., Yılmaz Aydın, F., Yildirim, Y., Alabalık, U., Eynel, E., & Yılmaz, Z. (2026). Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Dicle Medical Journal, 53(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1906358
AMA 1.Öngören Z, Sevim ME, Aydın E, et al. Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Dicle Medical Journal. 2026;53(1):1-7. doi:10.5798/dicletip.1906358
Chicago Öngören, Ziya, Muhammed Emre Sevim, Emre Aydın, et al. 2026. “Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients With Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region”. Dicle Medical Journal 53 (1): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1906358.
EndNote Öngören Z, Sevim ME, Aydın E, Yılmaz Aydın F, Yildirim Y, Alabalık U, Eynel E, Yılmaz Z (March 1, 2026) Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Dicle Medical Journal 53 1 1–7.
IEEE [1]Z. Öngören et al., “Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region”, Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 1–7, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.5798/dicletip.1906358.
ISNAD Öngören, Ziya - Sevim, Muhammed Emre - Aydın, Emre - Yılmaz Aydın, Fatma - Yildirim, Yasar - Alabalık, Ulas - Eynel, Eren - Yılmaz, Zülfikar. “Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients With Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region”. Dicle Medical Journal 53/1 (March 1, 2026): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1906358.
JAMA 1.Öngören Z, Sevim ME, Aydın E, Yılmaz Aydın F, Yildirim Y, Alabalık U, Eynel E, Yılmaz Z. Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Dicle Medical Journal. 2026;53:1–7.
MLA Öngören, Ziya, et al. “Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients With Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region”. Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 53, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 1-7, doi:10.5798/dicletip.1906358.
Vancouver 1.Ziya Öngören, Muhammed Emre Sevim, Emre Aydın, Fatma Yılmaz Aydın, Yasar Yildirim, Ulas Alabalık, Eren Eynel, Zülfikar Yılmaz. Epidemiological Evaluation of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Dicle Medical Journal. 2026 Mar. 1;53(1):1-7. doi:10.5798/dicletip.1906358