Results from US examinations performed and univariate analysis of clinical manifestations and associations with facial artery US findings
| Positive US | |||
| Temporal artery, n (%) | 11/53 (20.8) | ||
| Facial artery, n (%) | 4/46 (8.7) | ||
| Axillary artery, n (%) | 4/46 (8.7) | ||
| Facial US | |||
| Symptoms |
Positive
(n=4) |
Negative
(n=42) | P value |
| Age (years)* | 72.0±7.6 | 71.4±10.7 | 0.459 |
| Female sex, n | 3 | 30 | 1.000 |
| Headache, n | 3 | 11 | 0.078 |
| Jaw claudication, n | 2 | 7 | 0.167 |
| Scalp tenderness, n | 3 | 3 | 0.005 |
| Visual symptoms, n | 2 | 1 | 0.017 |
| PMR, n | 3 | 18 | 0.318 |
| Fever, n | 3 | 11 | 0.078 |
| Temporal artery abnormalities, n | 3 | 8 | 0.025 |
| Thrombocytosis, n | 3 | 5 | 0.020 |
Significant values are presented with bold fonts.
*Age is presented as mean±SD.
PMR, polymyalgia rheumatica; US, ultrasound.