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Table 2 Comparative analysis between alive and deceased BD patients

From: Ethnicity and association with disease manifestations and mortality in Behçet’s disease

Parameters

N

Alive

N

Deceased

 

729

(n = 729)

40

(n = 40)

Age at diagnosis

724

30.6 [24.6; 37.19]

40

32.42 [27.0; 44.19]

Male sex

468

64.2%

37

92.5%

Genital ulcerations

448

61.45%

17

42.5%

Oral ulcerations

724

99.31%

40

100%

Articular involvement

354

48.83%

20

50%

Ocular involvement

482

66.21%

25

62.5%

CNS involvement

229

31.67%

15

37.5%

Cardiovascular involvement

301

41.29%

27

67.5%

Immunosuppressants

380

52.13%

30

75%

Corticosteroids

475

65.16%

35

87.5%

Anticoagulation

46

6.31%

3

7.5%

HLAB5*

281/538

52.23%

11/30

36.67%

Ethnicity

    

  Europe

356

48.83%

13

32.5%

  Sub Saharan Africa

44

6.04%

6

15%

  North Africa

329

45.13%

21

52.5%

  1. CNS, central nervous system, BD, Behçet's disease.
  2. *HLAB5 was available for 538 out of 729 patients.
  3. Except where indicated otherwise values are the median, IQR.