Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of ERA patients with HLA-B27-positive at diagnosis
From: Profile of HLA-B27-positive enthesitis/spondylitis-related arthritis in Senegal, West Africa
Variable | Number (%) | Median (± SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 20 (64.5) | ||
Female | 11 (35.5) | ||
Age (years) | |||
Age at symptom onset | 12 (± 2.9) | 7–16 | |
Age at diagnosis (presentation) | 19 (± 8.1) | 7–45 | |
Ethnic Groups | |||
Fula ethnic group | 27 (87) | ||
Wolof ethnic group | 2 (6.4) | ||
Other ethnic group | 2 (6.4) | ||
Peripheral joint involvement | 29 | ||
Arthritis in the lower limbs | 27 (93.1) | ||
Knee joint involvement | 23 (85.1) | ||
Hip joint involvement | 13 (48.1) | ||
Ankle joint | 10 (37) | ||
Foot joint | 8 (29.6) | ||
Axial joint involvement | 27 | ||
Sacroiliac pain / Buttock pain | 22 (81.5) | ||
Low back pain | 24 (88.8) | ||
Cervical pain | 5 (18.5) | ||
Dorsal pain | 10 (37) | ||
Enthesitis involvement | 26 | ||
Heel enthesitis | 26 | ||
Anterior chest wall | 8 | ||
Extra-articular involvement | 7 | ||
Anterior uveitis | 7 (22.5) | ||
Familial history of SpA | 7 (22.5) | ||
BASFI score | 5.8 ± 1.5 | 1.8–8.8 | |