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Characteristics of the 117 patients with relapsing polychondritis
| Sex (male/female) | 35/82 |
| Age (years old) | 54.3 ± 15.4* |
| Age of onset (years old) | 43.2 ± 16.6* |
| Complication of Graves’ disease | 5/117 (4.3%) |
| Complication of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 6/117 (5.1%) |
| Organ involvement | |
| Auricular | 92/117 (78.6%) |
| Nasal | 56/117 (47.9%) |
| Tracheobronchial | 66/116 (56.9%) |
| Audiovestibular | 50/117 (42.7%) |
| Ophthalmic | 55/117 (47.0%) |
| Articular | 57/115 (49.6%) |
*Average ± standard deviation
