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Table 1 Characteristics of the 41 patients with PsA and obesity included in the study

From: Weight loss improves disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis and obesity: an interventional study

 

Number (%) or median (IQR)

Sex women/men, n (%)

26 (63.4)/15 (36.6)

Age, years

54 (48.5–62)

Duration of psoriasis, years

32 (19–40)

Duration of PsA symptoms, years

17 (11–27)

PsA type, n (%)

 Peripheral disease

35 (85)

 Axial disease

2 (5)

 Combination peripheral/axial

4 (10)

History of dactylitis, n (%)

21 (51)

History of anterior uveitis, n (%)

3 (7)

NSAIDs, n (%)

27 (66)

TNFi all, n (%)

15 (37)

 TNFi in monotherapy

4

 TNFi + csDMARD

11

Ustekinumab monotherapy, n (%)

1 (2.4)

csDMARD without biologic, n (%)

19 (46)

 Methotrexate

13

 Sulfasalazine

2

 Apremilast

1

 Methotrexate + sulfasalazine

3

Anti-hypertensives, n (%)

18 (44)

Lipid lowering therapy, n (%)

6 (15)

Oral anti-diabetics, n (%)

1 (2.4)

  1. csDMARD conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug, NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, TNFi tumour necrosis factor inhibitor