Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of PsA patients (n = 150).
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 45.6 ± 14.1 |
| Male/female | 88/62 |
| Disease duration (months) (mean ± SD) | 27.5 ± 18.6 |
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| Clinical manifestations | |
| Peripheral arthritis (polyarthritis, oligoarthritis, and distal IF) | 72% |
| Axial disease | 25% |
| Enthesitis | 47% |
| Dactylitis | 38% |
| Cutaneous psoriasis | 86% |
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| Drug treatment | |
| None | 12% |
| NSAID | 20% |
| Low dose steroids and/or DMARDs | 48% |
| Anti-TNF therapy | 20% |
NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; DMARDs: disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; TNF: tumor necrosis factor.