Table 2

Age of onset of Behçet's disease (BD) symptoms for patients with confirmed and unconfirmed BD by expert classification (Paediatric Behçet's Disease (PEDBD))

PEDBD classificationConfirmed BD
n=156
Unconfirmed BD
n=63
p Value
AgeNo. of patientsAgeNo. of patients
Oral aphthosis8.74±4.211567.32±3.77630.0143
Genital ulceration11.23±4.328610.67±3.56180.3083
Cutaneous signs10.36±4.301048.85±4.51260.1072
Ocular signs10.94±3.62719.18±3.22110.1192
Articular signs10.02±3.79649.67±3.66240.6990
Gastrointestinal signs*8.87±4.60468.17±3.75180.4539
Neurological signs*10.95±3.95938.25±2.80510.0144
Vascular signs11.26±3.8923910.6104
Fever8.63±4.64688.30±4.56230.7555
Cardiac signs10.29±3.5571510.2600
Pulmonary signs11.33±5.0291510.4561
  • Data are mean±SD.

  • *Neurological signs include patients with headaches and gastrointestinal signs include those with abdominal pain. Detailed clinical information is available in the online supplementary information file.