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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the sample

From: Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort

  

N = 652

Age (Mean, SD)

72.5 (8.9)

Gender (N %)

 

 Female

405 (62.1)

 Male

247 (37.9)

Median (IQR) pain score (NRS) at presentation

8 (7, 9)

Median (IQR) stiffness score (NRS) at presentation

8 (7, 9)

Morning stiffness >45 min duration (n, %)

524 (80.3)

Current steroid dose for PMR treatment (mg/day)a

N (%)

 

 <10 mg

64 (12.3)

 10 < 15 mg

87 (16.7)

 15 < 20 mg

218 (41.9)

 20 < 25 mg

111 (21.4)

 25-30 mg

6 (1.2)

 ≥30 mg

34 (6.5)

Smoking (n, %)

 

 Never

317 (49.3%)

 Previously

286 (44.5%)

 Currently

40 (6.2%)

  1. a Data on current steroid dose not available for 132 patients. NRS- numerical rating scale, where 0 = none and 10 is very severe.