Characteristic | No. Patients with GCA and LE Vasculitis |
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Female, n (%) | 19 (100) |
Mean age at diagnosis GCA, yrs (standard deviation) | 70 (7.99) |
LE symptom onset prior to diagnosis GCA, n (%) | 16 (84.2) |
LE symptom onset after diagnosis GCA, n (%) | 3 (15.8) |
Symptoms of GCA, n (%) | |
New headache | 8 (42.1) |
Jaw claudication | 11 (57.9) |
Diplopia | 0 |
Transient visual loss | 2 (10.5) |
Permanent visual loss | 0 |
Presence of any cranial symptoms at onset LE claudication, n (%) | 11 (57.9) |
Symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica, n (%) | 10 (52.6) |
GCA on pathology, n = 16 (%) | 14/16* (87.5) |
Median ESR at diagnosis LE vasculitis, mm/h (range) | 42.5 (8–103) |
Upper extremity arterial involvement, n (%) | 5 (26.3) |
Cardiovascular risk factors, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 9 (47.4) |
Hyperlipidemia | 7 (36.8) |
Current smoking | 0 |
Former smoker | 5 (26.3) |
Diabetes | 0 |
↵* GCA diagnosed on pathology from superficial femoral artery in 1 patient.