Table 2.

Comparison between TAB-negative and TAB-positive patients according to the 2016 revised ACR criteria

	TAB-positive ( n = 17)	TAB-negative ( n = 97)	P -value
ESR (mm/hour)	52.50 $\pm$ 33.28	52.30 $\pm$ 28.21	0.98
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	12.40 $\pm$ 1.95	11.97 $\pm$ 1.80	0.38
Age (years)	75.66 $\pm$ 8.32	63.92 $\pm$ 9.51	$<$ 0.001
Temporal tenderness	29.41%	35.05%	0.61
Jaw claudication	41.2%	26.8%	0.45
Pulseless temporal artery	17.64%	10.30%	0.26
ACR, American College of Rheumatology; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; TAB, temporal artery biopsy