Table 1 Patient characteristics.
From: Specific microbiome profile in Takayasu’s arteritis and giant cell arteritis
Active GCA | Inactive GCA | Active TA | Inactive TA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 6 | n = 5 | n = 10 | n = 10 | |
Age, med (min; max) | 77.4 (58.2; 84) | 70.1 (64; 80) | 43.8 (23.6; 61) | 41.4 (23.1; 70.6) |
Gender, female, n (%) | 3 (50) | 3 (60) | 8 (80) | 9 (90) |
Time from diagnosis, med (min; max) | 2 (0; 5.5) | 2.6 (1.5; 4.5) | 2.8 (0.1; 11.6) | 4.2 (0.2; 19.8) |
Treatment | ||||
Immunosuppressant, n (%) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (40) | 4 (40) |
TNF inhibitors, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) |
IL-6 inhibitors, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) |
Corticosteroids, n (%) | 3 (50) | 4 (80) | 5 (50) | 7 (70) |
Dose of corticosteroids, med (min; max) | 15 (5; 25) | 11 (5; 50) | 8 (5; 10) | 10 (5; 30) |
Pulses of corticosteroids | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 0 (0) |
Antibiotics | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Symptoms | ||||
Ocular symptoms | 3 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 1 (10) |
Articular involvement | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) |
Cranial symptoms | 3 (50) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) |
Carotidynia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | 1 (10) |
Claudication of arm | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (40) | 3 (30) |
Claudication of leg | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | 2 (20) |
Dyspnoea | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) |
C-reactive protein (mg/l), mean (+ /− SD) | 11.1 (12.8) | 5.3 (6.1) | 21.6 (23.6) | 3 (5.1) |
