Table 1.

Clinical and demographic data of patients with PsA according to FCGR genotypes. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range); qualitative data as frequency (%).

FCGR2AFCGR3A
CharacteristicAll Patients, n = 103HH, n = 32 (31.1%)HR, n = 49 (47.6%)RR, n = 22 (21.4%)VV, n = 21 (20.4%)VF, n = 56 (54.4%)FF, n = 26 (25.2%)
Age, yrs49.0 (41–59)47.5 (41–57)50.0 (43–56)45.5 (40–61)44.0 (38–49)49.0 (42.5–56)54.0 (42–62)
Female (%)49 (47.6)16 (50.0)19 (39.0)14 (64.0)9 (43.0)24 (43.0)16 (62.0)
PsA onset age, yrs35 (26–42)35 (27–42.5)36 (26–42)30.5 (24–50)30 (25–37)36.5 (26–42)37.5 (26–48)
PsA duration, yrs12 (8–17)13 (9–17)11 (8–17)12.5 (8–18)13 (10–15)11 (7–16.5)14 (10–20)
PsA pattern (%)
  Peripheral*84 (81.6)23 (72.0)43 (88.0)18 (82.0)16 (76.0)46 (82.0)22 (85.0)
  Mixed**19 (18.4)9 (28.0)6 (12.0)4 (18.0)5 (24.0)10 (18.0)4 (15.0)
TNF-α blocker used (%)
  Infliximab34 (33.0)11 (34.0)15 (31.0)8 (33.0)9 (43.0)19 (34.0)6 (23.0)
  Etanercept55 (53.4)16 (50.0)27 (55.0)12 (55.0)10 (48.0)28 (50.0)17 (65.0)
  Adalimumab14 (13.6)5 (16.0)7 (14.0)2 (9.0)2 (10.0)9 (16.0)3 (12.0)
DAS28
  Baseline4.62 (3.78–5.46)4.59 (3.75–5.53)4.67 (4.00–5.29)4.54 (3.43–5.46)4.37 (3.68–4.91)4.68 (3.86–5.46)4.73 (3.82–5.60)
  3 mo2.46 (1.82–3.49)2.37 (1.87–3.23)2.65 (1.93–3.54)2.09 (1.73–3.07)2.16 (1.55–3.24)2.62 (1.82–3.56)2.34 (2.10–3.10)
  6 mo2.26 (1.73–3.44)2.44 (1.53–3.37)2.24 (1.82–3.43)2.40 (1.53–3.97)2.19 (1.55–2.94)2.23 (1.74–3.52)2.46 (2.03–3.39)
  • * Peripheral: PsA patients with peripheral arthritis but without radiological sacroiliitis and inflammatory back pain.

  • ** Mixed: PsA patients with peripheral arthritis and axial inflammation (sacroiliitis and inflammatory back pain). PsA: psoriatic arthritis; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; DAS28: 28-joint Disease Activity Score.