Table 1.

Comparison of ITAS 2010, ITAS-ESR, and ITAS-CRP scores and APR between patients with active and inactive disease, defined according to PGA and Kerr, et al² in all visits. Values are mean ± SD [median (IQR)] or mean ± SD unless otherwise specified.

Variables	PGA			Kerr, et al
Variables	Active, n = 129	Inactive, n = 160	p	Active, n = 18	Inactive, n = 122	p
ITAS2010	3.1 ± 5.1 [0 (0–24)]	0.5 ± 1.7 [0 (0–15)]	< 0.001	5.6 ± 6.8 [2 (0–19)]	0.8 ± 2.1 [0 (0–15)]	< 0.001
ITAS-CRP	4.0 ± 5.3 [2.5 (0–24)]	0.8 ± 1.9 [0 (0–18)]	< 0.001	6.8 ± 6.8 [3.5 (0–22)]	1.4 ± 2.4 [0 (0–16)]	< 0.001
ITAS-ESR	4.3 ± 5.1 [2 (0–24)]	0.9 ± 2 [0 (0–18)]	< 0.001	5.9 ± 5.6 [3 (0–18)]	1.6 ± 2.4 [1 (0–17)]	< 0.001
ESR, mm/h	35.9 ± 21	17.8 ± 12.4	< 0.001	37.7 ± 18.4	26.5 ± 18.2	0.025
CRP, mg/l	13.2 ± 19.2	4.9 ± 5.6	< 0.001	12.5 ± 13.9 [11 (0.1–54.3)]	7.3 ± 9.6 [3.4 (0.2–58)]	0.06

ITAS2010: Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; APR: acute-phase reactants; PGA: physician’s global assessment; IQR: interquartile range; n: number of visits.