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Table 1 Baseline features of the extension BODI cohort (n=189)

From: Accrual of organ damage in Behçet’s syndrome: trajectory, associated factors, and impact on patients’ quality of life over a 2-year prospective follow-up study

Demographics

 Male gender, n (%)

92 (48.7)

 Age at enrolment, mean (SD) years

46.2 (12.1)

 Age at the disease onset, mean (SD) years

32.6 (11.3)

 Age at diagnosis, mean (SD) years

35.5 (11.1)

 Disease duration, mean (SD) years

10.8 (8.3)

Cumulative clinical manifestations

 Oral aphtosis, n (%)

186 (98.4)

 Genital aphtosis, n (%)

137 (72.5)

 Skin lesions, n (%)

137 (72.5)

 Ocular manifestations, n (%)

108 (57.1)

 Neurologic lesions, n (%)

37 (21.8)

 Vascular lesions, n (%)

41 (21.7)

 Pathergy test, n (%)

25 (13.2)

 Arthritis, n (%)

107 (57.5)

 Gastrointestinal manifestation, n (%)

27 (14.7)

Active clinical manifestations

 Oral aphtosis, n (%)

63 (33.3)

 Genital aphtosis, n (%)

12 (6.3)

 Skin lesions, n (%)

20 (10.6)

 Ocular manifestations, n (%)

12 (6.4)

 Neurologic lesions, n (%)

5 (2.7)

 Vascular lesions, n (%)

3 (1.6)

 Arthritis, n (%)

17 (9.3)

 Gastrointestinal manifestation, n (%)

9 (5.0)

Ongoing treatment

 Glucocorticoid ongoing, n (%)

93 (49.2)

 Glucocorticoid duration, mean (SD) months

54.9 (66.6)

 Conventional Immunosuppressantsa, n (%)

81 (42.9)

 TNF inhibitors, n (%)

44 (23.3)

Disease activity

 BDCAF, mean (SD) score

2.7 (2.8)

 PGA, mean (SD) cm

2.0 (2.1)

 PtGA, mean (SD) cm

2.8 (2.6)

Damage

 BODI, mean (SD) score

1.6 (2.0)

 BODI ≥1, n (%)

114 (60.3)

  1. BODI Behçet’s syndrome Overall Damage Index, BDCAF Behçet’s Disease Current Activity Form, PGA physician’s global assessment of disease activity, PtGA patient’s global assessment of disease activity
  2. aConventional immunosuppressants: azathioprine, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine A, sulfasalazine, thalidomide