- Frequencies for categorical paramters (variables).
| Variables | EGPA | GPA | P-value | Total | MPA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Number of patients | 18 | 33 | 51 | 2 | 53 | |
| Average age (years) | 40.17 (13.1) | 43.61 (14.0) | 0.39 | 42.39 (13.6) | 53.50 (13.4) | 42.81 (13.7) |
| Females | 11 (61.1) | 20 (60.6) | 0.24 | 31 (60.8) | 2 (100) | 33 (62.3) |
| ANCA type | <0.0001 | |||||
| MPO | 4 (22.2) | 4 (12.1) | 8 (15.7) | 2 (100) | 10 (18.9) | |
| Negative | 14 (77.8) | 1 (3.1) | 15 (29.4) | 0 (0) | 15 (28.3) | |
| PR3 | 0 (0) | 28 (84.9) | 28 (54.9) | 0 (0) | 28 (52.8) | |
| Systems | ||||||
| Upper airway | 18 (100) | 27 (81.8) | 0.08 | 45 (88.2) | 1 (50.0) | 46 (86.8) |
| Pulmonary | 18 (100) | 24 (72.7) | 0.02 | 42 (82.4) | 1 (50.0) | 43 (81.1) |
| Musculoskeletal | 8 (44.4) | 17 (51.5) | 0.77 | 25 (49.0) | 0 (0) | 25 (47.2) |
| Constitutional | 5 (27.8) | 17 (51.5) | 0.14 | 22 (43.1) | 1 (50.0) | 23 (43.4) |
| Renal | 1 (5.6) | 16 (48.5) | 0.002 | 17 (33.3) | 2 (100) | 19 (35.9) |
| Neurology | 11 (61.1) | 3 (9.1) | 0.001 | 14 (27.4) | 1 (50.0) | 15 (28.3) |
| Cutaneous | 5 (27.8) | 5 (15.2) | 0.16 | 10 (19.6) | 0 (0) | 10 (18.9) |
| Cardiology | 5 (27.8) | 1 (3.1) | 0.02 | 6 (11.8) | 0 (0) | 6 (11.3) |
| Gastroenterology | 3 (16.7) | 3 (9.1) | 0.65 | 6 (11.8) | 0 (0) | 6 (11.3) |
| Ocular | 1 (5.6) | 4 (12.1) | 0.64 | 5 (9.8) | 0 (0) | 5 (9.4) |
EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, GPA: granulomatosis with polyangiitis, MPA: microscopic polyangiitis, ANCA: antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, MPO: myeloperoxidase, PR3: proteinase-3