From: POEMS syndrome and calciphylaxis: an unrecognized cause of abnormal small vessel calcification
Ā | POEMS syndrome | Disease control | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Ā | (nā=ā75) | (nā=ā86) | Ā |
Gender; men:women | 52:23 | 62:24 | 0.70 |
Age (years); mean (SD) | 57 (11) | 59 (14) | 0.19 |
Calciphylaxis | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Skin ulcer (%) | 4 % | 0 % | 0.097 |
āCTa | 17 % | 0 % | 0.00079 |
Vascular risk factor | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āDiabetes | 19 % | 20 % | 0.86 |
āHypertension | 33 % | 29 % | 0.56 |
āHyperlipidemia | 31 % | 45 % | 0.056 |