Table 1.

Main clinical features of 210 patients with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis.

	Variable
Age, yrs, at time of disease diagnosis median, [range]	74 [52–93]
Women:men	140:70
Headache	168 (80)
Abnormal temporal artery on examination	133 (63)
Polymyalgia rheumatica	96 (46)
Jaw claudication	84 (40)
Visual manifestations^*	52 (25)
Permanent visual loss	20 (10)
Stroke	10 (5)
Severe ischemic manifestations^**	112 (53)
ESR greater than 40 mm/h	206 (98)

Data in parentheses are %.
↵* Transient visual loss including amaurosis fugax, permanent visual loss, or diplopia.
↵** At least one of the following: visual manifestations, cerebrovascular accidents (stroke and/or transient ischemic attacks), jaw claudication, or limb claudication of recent onset.