Extravascular manifestations of Takayasu arteritis: focusing on the features shared with spondyloarthritis

Table 5 Vascular manifestations associated with arthritis in Takayasu arteritis

Characteristic	Unadjusted OR	95% CI	P value
Univariate analysis
ESR	1.015	1.004–1.025	0.007*
CRP	1.123	1.013–1.245	0.027*
Claudication	0.687	0.275–1.718	0.422
Decreased pulse	0.816	0.342–1.946	0.646
BP difference > 10 mmHg	1.657	0.474–5.792	0.429
Bruit	1.096	0.459–2.613	0.837
Carotidynia	0.877	0.243–3.163	0.841
Common carotid artery	1.658	0.713–3.853	0.240
Subclavian artery	2.241	0.931–5.394	0.072
Ascending aorta	1.844	0.869–3.913	0.111
Aortic arch	1.567	0.745–3.297	0.236
Descending aorta	2.156	0.957–4.857	0.064
Abdominal aorta	0.486	0.221–1.072	0.074
Renal artery	1.126	0.459–2.761	0.795
Iliac artery	0.230	0.030–1.751	0.156
Pulmonary artery	0.495	0.112–2.186	0.354
Type I	0.707	0.259–1.930	0.498
Type IIA	1.117	0.313–3.994	0.865
Type IIB	3.160	1.448–6.897	0.004*
Type III	0.814	0.100–6.643	0.847
Type IV	1.490	0.169–-13.177	0.720
Type V	0.441	0.196–0.992	0.048*
Multivariate analysis
ESR	1.014	1.003–1.025	0.012*
CRP	1.052	0.911–1.215	0.489
Type IIB	2.956	1.337–6.537	0.007*
Type V	0.634	0.243–1.652	0.351

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, BP blood pressure
*Value considered significant (p < 0.05)

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