Table 3.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of ReA cases vs controls.
| Sample ID | Age | Gender | Clinical presentation | C-reactive protein (mg/L) | HLA-B27 | Currently undergoing treatment | Duration of disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (case) | 34 | F | Inflammatory back pain, fatigue, fever, swollen joint | 30.60 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 2 (case) | 26 | M | Swollen joint, diarrhea, gastrointestinal symptoms | 61.4 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 3 (case) | 28 | F | Ankylosing spondylitis, diarrhea | 14 | + | NO | N/A |
| 4 (case) | 65 | M | Inflammatory back pain, fatigue, swollen joint | 32.8 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 5 (case) | 44 | M | Dactylitis, diarrhea, fatigue, swollen joint | 56.5 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 6 (case) | 32 | M | Swollen joint | 25.1 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 7 (case) | 31 | F | Fatigue, fever | 1.4 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 8 (case) | 30 | M | Fatigue, fever, swollen joint | 47 | + | NO | N/A |
| 9 (case) | 25 | M | Fatigue | 3.9 | N/A | NO | 7 months |
| 10 (case) | 50 | F | Inflammatory back pain, fatigue, swollen joint | 5.3 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 11 (control) | 29 | F | Fatigue, fever, Poncet's disease | 29.9 | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 12 (control) | 56 | F | Healthy | N/A | N/A | NO | N/A |
| 13 (control) | 57 | M | Diarrhea, inflammatory back pain, fatigue | 5.3 | N/A | YES | N/A |
| 14 (control) | 60 | M | Diarrhea | 42.1 | N/A | YES | N/A |
| 15 (control) | 73 | M | Inflammatory back pain | 27.80 | N/A | YES | N/A |
CRP normal levels (0–3).
N/A—data not available.