Table 1 The demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of enrolled patients
Characters | Value | |
|---|---|---|
Patients enrolled in the cohort | 980 | |
Age (years) | Minimum | 51 |
Maximum | 79 | |
Mean ± SD | 61.12 ± 6.56 | |
Gender | Male | 474(48) |
Female | 506(52) | |
Fever | 102(10) | |
Asthenia | 15(2) | |
Anorexia | 19(2) | |
Recent visual impairment | 211(22) | |
C-reactive protein level < 5 mg/dL | 245(25) | |
Jaw or tongue claudication | 311(32) | |
Shoulder girdles | 345(35) | |
Pain in the hip | 411(42) | |
Abnormal liver functions | 245(25) | |
Temporal artery tenderness | 311(32) | |
Weight loss, > 2 kg | 189(19) | |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h) | 56.47 ± 5.47 | |
Ethnicity | Ha Chinese | 978(99.8) |
Tibetan | 01(0.1) | |
Mongolian | 01(0.1) | |
History of smoking | Non-smokers | 325(33) |
Previous smokers | 446(46) | |
Current smokers | 209(21) | |