Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the enrolled patients with Behçet’s disease
From: Behçet’s disease risk association fine-mapped on the IL23R–IL12RB2 intergenic region in Koreans
Characteristic | Discovery phase (n = 379) | Replication phase (n = 84) | P valueb |
|---|---|---|---|
Male (%): female | 191 (50): 188 | 36 (43): 48 | |
Age at diagnosis of BD (years)a | 41.6 ± 10.1 | 44.1 ± 11.4 | |
Clinical manifestation (%) | |||
Recurrent oral ulcer | 100 | 100 | |
Recurrent genital ulcer | 74.4 | 80.0 | |
Skin lesions | 89.2 | 96.3 | 0.04 |
Eye lesions | 43.5 | 28.8 | 0.01 |
Positive pathergy test | 54.6 (130/238) | 61.4 (27/44) | |
Vascular involvement | 16.4 | 17.5 | |
Central nervous system involvement | 11.6 | 3.8 | 0.03 |
Joint involvement | 41.4 | 51.3 | |