Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with vasculitis and the healthy donors.
From: Immune checkpoint molecule expression is altered in the skin and peripheral blood in vasculitis
Healthy donors | Vasculitis cases | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 16 | n = 19 | ||
Age, years: mean | 51 (41–62) | 53 (44–68) | 0.72 |
Sex, females: number (%) | 7 (44) | 11 (57) | 0.40 |
Clinical features | |||
Fever (%) | 7 (37) | ||
Mononeuritis multiplex (%) | 5 (26) | ||
Renal involvement (%) | 4 (21) | ||
Arthritis (%) | 2 (10) | ||
Laboratory findings | |||
White blood cell count, mean (/μL) | 10,259 (5050–13,300) | ||
CRP, mean (mg/dL) | 2.02 (0.18–3.14) | ||
Hemoglobin, mean (g/dL) | 12.87 (11.8–14.2) | ||
Creatinine, mean (mg/dL) | 0.78 (0.61–0.83) | ||
ANCA positivity (%) | 2 (10) |
