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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Aug 24;70(1):80–85. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.122952

Table 4.

The 10 most commonly used individual items of damage in vasculitis

VDI % CDA %
Nasal blockage/crusting 22.3 Chronic rhinitis/crusting 26.6
Peripheral neuropathy 21.9 Hypertension* 21.6
Hearing loss 19.1 Sensory neuropathy 21.6
Hypertension 16.6 Proteinuria <3 g/24 h 17.6
Proteinuria 16.6 Easy bruising 15.8
GFR<50% 15.1 Weight gain >10 lbs/4 kg 14.8
Osteoporosis 11.9 Conductive hearing loss 13.7
Chronic sinusitis 11.5 GFR<50% 13.3
Nasal bridge collapse   9.7 Chronic kidney disease 12.6
Cataract   9.0 Osteoporosis 12.6
*

This includes patients with prehypertension, or stage 1 or stage 2 hypertension.

Includes patients with mild, moderate or severe sensory neuropathy.

CDA, Combined Damage Assessment Index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; VDI, Vasculitis Damage Index.