Table 2.
General characteristics of 4 most commonly occurring aetiologies.
| All aetiology n = 323 | CE n = 59 | SSc n = 52 | Idiop n = 38 | TAO n = 30 | Iatro n = 30 | P value | |
| Mean age in years (±SD) | 60.5 ± 18.4 | 81.7 ± 15.2 | 53.4 ± 16.7 | 60.2 ± 21.7 | 43.5 ± 9.9 | 59.0 ± 19.0 | <.0001 |
| Female n, (%) | 183 (56.7%) | 35 (59.3%) | 39 (75.0%) | 19 (50.0%) | 11 (36.7%) | 17 (54.8%) | .02 |
| CVRF | |||||||
| Diabetes n, (%) | 32 (9.9%) | 7 (11.9%) | 2 (3.8%) | 6 (15.8%) | 1 (3.3%) | 6 (19.4%) | .11 |
| Hypertension n, (%) | 141 (43.7%) | 42 (71.2%) | 14 (26.9%) | 20 (52.6%) | 5 (16.7%) | 17 (54.8%) | <.0001 |
| Tobacco smokers n, (%) | 117 (36.2%) | 5 (8.5%) | 13 (25.0%) | 17 (44.7%) | 30 (100%) | 8 (25.8%) | <.0001 |
| Dyslipidemia n, (%) | 73 (22.6%) | 19 (32.2%) | 10 (19.2%) | 11 (28.9%) | 4 (13.3%) | 6 (19.4%) | .28 |
| CV Heredity n (%) | 22 (6.8%) | 1 (1.7%) | 1 (1.9%) | 2 (5.3%) | 3 (10.0%) | 1 (3.2%) | .14 |
| Obesity IMC > 30 kg/m2 n, (%) | 17 (5.3%) | 6 (10.2%) | 2 (3.8%) | 3 (7.9%) | 1 (3.3%) | 5 (16.1%) | .36 |
| Substance abuse n, (%) | 14 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.9%) | 4 (10.5%) | 3 (10.0%) | 1 (3.2%) | .05 |
| Alcohol n, (%) | 40 (12.4%) | 3 (5.1%) | 7 (13.5%) | 5 (13.2%) | 8 (26.7%) | 4 (12.9%) | .07 |
| Cannabis smokers n, (%) | 17 (5.3%) | 1 (1.7%) | 2 (3.8%) | 3 (7.9%) | 7 (23.3%) | 0 (0.0%) Measurement | .0004 |
| Laboratory Measurement | |||||||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.7 ± 2.1 | 13 ± 1.5 | 13.1 ± 1.7 | 12.9 ± 1.7 | 13.6 ± 1.7 | 11.5 ± 1.9 | .4 |
| Platelets (G/L) | 267 ± 132.9 | 236 ± 84.8 | 277.9 ± 160.9 | 305 ± 155.2 | 300.6 ± 65.2 | 218 ± 132.2 | .05 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 22 ± 44.1 | 19.5 ± 25.3 | 12.0 ± 22.9 | 28.4 ± 36.9 | 8.3 ± 6.5 | 74.4 ± 138.4 | .02 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | 6 ± 14.6 | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 3.5 ± 0.7 | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 4.8 ± 2.5 | .08 |