Table 3.
Characteristics of patients with MG with associated disease
| Gender | N=83 | % |
| Female | 51 | 61.4 |
| Male | 32 | 38.6 |
| Age (years) | N | |
| ≥ 50 | 68 | 81.9 |
| < 50 | 15 | 18.1 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | Average | N |
| Female | 55.8 | 51 |
| Male | 67.6 | 32 |
| Age at onset (years) | Average | N |
| Female | 54.8 | 51 |
| Male | 66.7 | 32 |
| Associated autoimmune disease | N=19 | % |
| ≥ 50 | 11 | 57.9 |
| < 50 | 8 | 42.1 |
| Hypothyroidism | N=12 | |
| ≥ 50 | 7 | 58.3 |
| < 50 | 5 | 41.7 |
| Hyperthyroidism | n=4 | |
| ≥ 50 | 2 | 50 |
| < 50 | 2 | 50 |
| Sle | ||
| ≥ 50 | 1 | 100 |
| Ra | ||
| ≥ 50 | 2 | 100 |
| Vasculitis | ||
| ≥ 50 | 1 | 100 |
| Thrombocytopenia | ||
| ≥ 50 | 1 | 100 |
| Heart disease | N=31 | 24,4% |
| ≥ 50 | 30 | 96.8 |
| < 50 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Hypertension | N=60 | 47,2% |
| ≥ 50 | 57 | 95 |
| < 50 | 3 | 5 |
| Diabetes mellitus | N=18 | 14,2% |
| ≥ 50 | 17 | 94.4 |
| < 50 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Dyslipidaemia | N=14 | 11% |
| ≥ 50 | 11 | 78.6 |
| < 50 | 3 | 21.4 |
| Respiratory disease | n=17 | 13,4% |
| ≥ 50 | 17 | 100 |
| Tumors | N=13 | 10,2% |
| ≥ 50 | 11 | 84.6 |
| < 50 | 2 | 4 |
*SLE -systemic lupus erythematosus; *RA-rheumatoid arthritis.