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. 2020 Jan;10(1):86–95. doi: 10.21037/qims.2019.08.09

Table 2. A comparison of affected anatomical sites between PsA and non-PsA patients (%).

Anatomical sites Non-PsA (n=640) PsA (n=240) P
Knee 19.22 33.75 0.000
Wrist 5.63 26.67 0.000
MTP2 10.00 25.00 0.000
Ankle 8.44 23.75 0.000
Plantar aponeurosis 7.97 18.75 0.000
MTP3 7.97 17.92 0.000
Flexor tendon of hand 1.41 17.50 0.000
PIP3 of hand 5.47 15.42 0.000
IP1 of hand 0.63 13.75 0.000
MCP1 0.47 12.92 0.000
MCP5 5.47 12.92 0.000
Shoulder 2.66 11.25 0.000
PIP2 of hand 1.88 10.83 0.000
DIP3 of hand 2.34 10.42 0.000
Posterior tibialis tendon 2.34 9.58 0.000
DIP2 of hand 2.34 9.17 0.000
PIP4 of hand 2.66 8.75 0.000
PIP5 of hand 0.63 7.50 0.000
MTP5 1.09 7.50 0.000
PIP2 of toe 0.78 7.08 0.000
PIP4 of toe 0.78 6.25 0.000
Extensor tendon of hand 0.78 5.83 0.000
Proximal insertion of patellar tendon 1.09 5.83 0.000
MCP2 7.03 14.58 0.001
Elbow 2.34 7.50 0.001
IP1of toe 7.81 15.00 0.002
Retrocalcaneal bursa 2.66 6.25 0.015
Distal insertion of patellar tendon 4.06 8.33 0.016
MTP4 5.94 10.83 0.019
Tendon of long heads of biceps brachii 4.84 8.75 0.036
MCP4 5.63 9.17 0.067
Achilles tendon 32.81 39.17 0.080
MCP3 6.09 8.75 0.177
Subacromial-subdeltoid bursa 6.88 9.58 0.199
Quadriceps tendon 31.09 34.58 0.331
MTP1 29.84 28.33 0.679

PsA, psoriatic arthritis; MTP, metatarsophalangeal; PIP, proximal interphalangeal; IP, interphalangeal; MCP, metacarpophalangeal; DIP, distal interphalangeal.