Table 4.

Comparisons between TA patients with or without pulselessness

	TA patients with acrotism (n = 4)	TA patients without acrotism (n = 8)	p
Age, years	34.2 ± 6.8 (33.5)	32.0 ± 6.7 (30.0)	0.594
Female	4 (100)	5 (62.5)	0.490
Smoking	1 (25)	1 (12.5)	0.625
ESR, mm/h	36.0 ± 14.4 (31)	13.1 ± 7.7 (11)	0.004
CRP, mg/L	7.9 ± 5.1 (7.7)	3.8 ± 1.6 (3.7)	0.012
EPCs, cells/pL	6.50 ± 1.73 (6.5)	3.12 ± 2.16 (3.5)	0.02
Disease duration, months	56.8 ± 43.3 (65.0)	107.5 ± 99.5 (47.5)	0.233

Data are presented as means ± SD (median) or n (%). TA, Takayasu arteritis.