Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics.
From: Elevated plasma D-dimer levels in dermatomyositis patients with cutaneous manifestations
all DM: n = 150 | |
|---|---|
age (mean ± SD) (years) | 60.0 ± 14.2 |
Female | 112 (75%) |
Male | 38 (25%) |
Classical DM | 112 (75%) |
Clinically amyopathic DM | 38 (25%) |
without cutaneous manifestation | 72 (48%) |
with cutaneous manifestation | 78 (52%) |
without VTE | 139 (93%) |
with VTE | 11 (7%) |
without malignancy | 132 (88%) |
with malignancy | 18 (12%) |
without infection | 127 (85%) |
with infection | 23 (15%) |
without other CTD | 124 (83%) |
with other CTD | 26 (17%) |
