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Table 1 Clinical and demographic features of the study population

From: HLA-C locus alleles may modulate the clinical expression of psoriatic arthritis

Variable

PsA patients (n = 100)

Gender ratio (M/F)

55/45

Mean age (years)

52 ± 14

Psoriasis duration (years)

24 ± 9

Arthritis duration (years)

22 ± 8

Psoriasis onset age (years)

26 ± 14

Arthritis onset age (years)

35 ± 12

Psoriasis–arthritis latency (years)

8 ± 7

Psoriasis before arthritis (%)

75

Axial pattern (%)

35

Oligoarthritis (%)

40

Polyarthritis (%)

25

DIP disease (%)

40

Mutilans form (%)

4

Onychopathy (%)

45

Erosive disease (%)

44

Enthesitis (%)

35

Uveitis (%)

17

ESR

36 ± 12

RF (%)a

7

ANA (%)a

10

  1. ANA, antinuclear antibodies; DIP, distal interphalangeal joint; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor. Errors are shown as SD. aNone of these patients had rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus.