Table 3.
CT-scan data at diagnosis.
| Without vascular event n = 215 n/available data (%) |
With vascular event n = 39 n/available data (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCA large vessel involvement at CT-scan a | 97/193 (50.3) | 25/36 (69.4) | 0.04 |
| Atheroma | 38/145 (26.2) | 14/30 (46.7) | 0.03 |
| Aortitis | 86/175 (49.1) | 24/32 (75.0) | 0.01 |
| Descending thoracic aorta | 67/175 (38.3) | 18/30 (60.0) | 0.03 |
| Ascending thoracic aorta | 59/173 (34.1) | 9/29 (31.0) | 0.83 |
| Abdominal aorta | 57/167 (34.1) | 14/30 (46.7) | 0.21 |
| Aortic ectasia | 11/176 (6.3) | 3/32 (9.4) | 0.45 |
| Aortic aneurysm | 23/177 (13.0) | 8/32 (25.0) | 0.10 |
| Aortic dissection | 5/176 (2.8) | 3/32 (9.4) | 0.10 |
| Aortic stenosis | 2/174 (1.1) | 1/32 (3.1) | 0.39 |
| Aortic thrombus | 5/175 (2.9) | 2/32 (6.3) | 0.29 |
| Inflammation of carotids | 13/67 (19.4) | 3/12 (25.0) | 0.70 |
| Inflammation of the brachiocephalic trunk | 29/141 (20.6) | 2/13 (15.4) | 0.99 |
| Inflammation of arm arteries | 33/147 (22.4) | 8/18 (44.4) | 0.08 |
| Inflammation of lower limbs arteries | 29/149 (19.5) | 5/20 (25.0) | 0.55 |
a
GCA large vessel involvement at CT-scan: inflammation of the vessel wall, aortic ectasia, aneurysm, dissection, stenosis and thrombus, atheroma excepted. Bold p value are <0.05.
CT, computed tomography; GCA, giant cell arteritis.