Table 1.
Clinical presentation of HLA B*44 patients.
| Clinical Presentation | Females | Males | Total | Chi-sq * | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| 1. Peripheral joints | 119 | 53.4% | 31 | 38.8% | 150 | 49.5% | 5.03 | 0.025 |
| 2. Spine | 36 | 16.1% | 21 | 26.2% | 57 | 18.8% | 3.94 | 0.050 |
| 3. Spine and joints | 56 | 25.1% | 21 | 26.2% | 77 | 25.4% | 0.04 | 0.841 |
| 4. No pain in the MSK system | 12 | 5.4% | 7 | 8.75% | 19 | 6.3% | 1.14 | 0.286 |
| TOTAL | 223 | 100% | 80 | 100.00% | 303 | 100% | ||
| Established rheumatic diagnosis | Females | Males | Total | Chi-sq * | p | |||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| 1. Yes | 84 | 37.7% | 38 | 47.5% | 122 | 40.3% | 2.37 | 0.124 |
| 2. Under investigation | 67 | 30.0% | 17 | 21.3% | 84 | 27.7% | 2.27 | 0.132 |
| 3. Excluded | 72 | 32.3% | 25 | 31.2% | 97 | 32.0% | 0.03 | 0.865 |
| TOTAL | 223 | 100% | 80 | 100% | 303 | 100% | ||
Legend: MSK—musculoskeletal; * Degrees of freedom (df = 1).