Baseline clinical characteristics of 66 patients with Takayasu arteritis who underwent interventional procedures. Data are n (%) of patients with data available, unless otherwise indicated.
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis, yrs, median (interquartile range) | 34.5 (24.8–40.3) |
| Female | 58 (88) |
| Race | |
| White | 46 (90) |
| African American | 3 (6) |
| Other | 2 (4) |
| Unknown | 15 |
| Hypertension | 17 (27) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never | 34 (52) |
| Former and current | 31 (48) |
| Dyslipidemia | 13 (25) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1 (2) |
| Symptoms and signs | |
| Fever (100.4°F) | 13 (20) |
| Arthralgia | 14 (21) |
| Arthritis | 8 (12) |
| Fatigue | 29 (44) |
| Chest pain | 19 (29) |
| Bruits | 54 (82) |
| Lightheadedness | 29 (44) |
| Weight loss (> 10%) | 15 (23) |
| Angina | 6 (9) |
| Carotidynia | 7 (11) |
| Amaurosis fugax | 12 (18) |
| Visual loss | 5 (8) |
| Stroke | 3 (5) |
| Transient ischemic attack | 7 (11) |
| New-onset hypertension | 28 (42) |
| Headache | 23 (35) |
| Unequal/absent pulses | 49 (74) |
| Unequal blood pressure | 38 (59) |
| Upper limb claudication | 28 (43) |
| Lower limb claudication | 14 (22) |
| Elevated sedimentation rate (> 29 mm/h for women, > 22 mm/h for men) | 24 (47) |
| Elevated C-reactive protein (≥ 8 mg/l) | 14 (50) |