GCA | Isolated PMR | Non-GCA/PMR controls | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(N=81) | (N=50) | (N=83) | ||
Female | 53 (65%) | 37 (74%) | 54 (65%) | 0.512 |
Age (mean ± SD; min-max) | 73* ± 9; 55–95 | 69±9; 52–87 | 65±10; 44–89 | 0.001 |
Hypertension | 53 (65%) | 31 (62%) | 44 (53%) | 0.251 |
Smoking | 36 (44%) | 14 (28%) | 29 (35%) | 0.148 |
Diabetes | 13 (16%) | 6 (12%) | 15 (18%) | 0.649 |
Hypercholesterolemia** | 25/66 (38%) | 12/33 (36%) | 19/38 (50%) | 0.400 |
Arterial calcifications*** | 34 (42%) | 11 (22%)* | 33 (40%) | 0.058 |
Upper limbs claudication | 4 (4.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0.131 |
*Significant findings (p<0.05); **Assessed in 137 patients; ***Of medium to high grade.