Table 1 Demographics and Behçet’s disease characteristics of the participants

From: TNF inhibitors target a mevalonate metabolite/TRPM2/calcium signaling axis in neutrophils to dampen vasculitis in Behçet’s disease

 

The cohort for neutrophil mass spectrometry

The cohort for serum mass spectrometry

Sample

BD

HC

BD

HC

Number

N = 24

N = 24

N = 23

N = 23

Age (median, (range))

35(26-57)

35(25–56)

34(20–58)

35(22–56)

Gender, Male (n, (%))

16(66.67)

16(66.67)

15(65.22)

15(65.22)

Clinical manifestation (n, (%))

Oral ulcer

24(100)

NA

23(100)

NA

 Genital ulcer

15(62.5)

NA

12(52.17)

NA

 Skin lesions

4(16.67)

NA

3(13.04)

NA

Gastrointestinal involvement

9(37.5)

NA

5(21.74)

NA

Uveitis

3(12.5)

NA

1(4.35)

NA

Neurological involvement

0

NA

1(4.35)

NA

Arthralgia / Arthritis

5(20.83)

NA

5(21.74)

NA

Vascular involvement

11(45.83)

NA

15(65.22)

NA

Thrombus

4(16.67)

NA

9(39.13)

NA

Aneurysm

2(8.33)

NA

6(26.09)

NA

Cardiac valve involvement

6(25)

NA

3(13.04)

NA

Treatment (n, (%))

Treatment-naive

17(70.83)

NA

19(82.61)

NA

Undertreatment

7(29.17)

NA

4(17.39)

NA

Glucocorticosteroid

6(25)

NA

3(13.04)

NA

Immunosuppressant

6(25)

NA

4(17.39)

NA

Biologics

3(12.5)

NA

2(8.70)

NA

Disease evaluation

BDCAF (median, (range))

1(0–3)

NA

2(0–4)

NA

ESR (median, (range), mm/h)

18.5(7–75)

NA

40(11–140)

NA

CRP (median, (range), mg/L)

19.09(6–108.09)

NA

51.53(13.6–85.35)

NA

Severity score (median, (range))

3(2–7)

NA

4(2–7)

NA

Follow-up (mean ± SD, month)

5(3–26)

NA

27(12–60)

NA

  1. BD Behçet’s disease; HC Healthy control; NA Not applicable.