Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with IgA vasculitis, involvement of organs and number of patients with active disease in different observed periods of time.
| Characteristics of the Patients | N = 69 | % of the Cohort |
| Demographics | ||
| Mean age (years) | 6.4 (3.7–9.1) | |
| Female | 33 | 47.8 |
| Male | 36 | 52.2 |
| Ratio male/female | 1.1:1 | |
| Clinics | ||
| Cutaneous manifestations 1 | 68 | 98.6 |
| Joint involvement | 56 | 81.2 |
| Gastrointestinal involvement | 26 | 37.7 |
| Nephritis | 18 | 26.1 |
| Active disease | ||
| Beginning of disease | 69 | 100 |
| After 3 months | 9 | 13.0 |
| After 6 months | 5 | 7.2 |
| Treatment | ||
| Any treatment | 61 | 88.4 |
| Glucocorticoids | 35 | 50.7 |
| NSAID 2 | 42 | 60.9 |
| Immunosuppressant | 6 | 8.7 |
| Antibiotics | 9 | 13.0 |
| Other | 48 | 69.6 |
| Control Group | N = 33 | % of the Cohort |
| Demographics | ||
| Mean age (years) | 6.6 (3.8–9.2) | |
| Female | 12 | 36.4 |
| Male | 21 | 63.6 |
| Ratio male/female | 1.75:1 |
1 At the beginning of the disease. 2 NSAID—nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.