DPGN prevalence varies among races. Whites are the less likely to have DPGN (12-33%); while African Americans (40-69%), Hispanics (36-61%), and Asians (47-53%) are more likely to develop it. Men are more likely to develop a more aggressive disease than women. However, women are nine times more likely to develop DPGN. DPGN occurs in all age groups, but is more prevalent in women of childbearing years. Eighty-five percent of patients develop DPGN before 55 years. End Stage Renal Disease * About 38% of people with ESRD will be diagnosed with DPGN. * In the United States, about 4.5 per million cases of ESRD are caused by DPGN.
Diffuse proliferative nephritis
Shunt nephritis
Focal proliferative nephritis
Lupus nephritis
Membranous glomerulonephritis
IgA nephropathy
Trench nephritis
Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis