Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients and healthy controls.

Characteristics	Pemphigus patients (n = 56)	Healthy controls (n = 35)	Bullous pemphigoid patients (n = 16)
Age
Mean ± SD	47.6 ± 17.1	49.2 ± 19.3	59.2 ± 20.3
Male	30	17	9
Female	26	18	7
Pemphigus subtypes
Pemphigus vulgaris	35	—	—
Pemphigus foliaceus	21	—	—
Disease duration		—
<1 year	28	—	8
1-5 years	21	—	6
5 years	7	—	2
Disease severity (n)
Mild	22	—	6
Moderate	14	—	4
Severe	20	—	6