Capillaroscopy in Psoriatic and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Useful Tool for Differential Diagnosis

Table 2

Patients demographic and clinical characteristics.

	Pso	PsA	RA	Controls
Patients (number)	30	30	30	30
Gender (male/female)	14/16	11/19	12/18	15/15
Age	48.1±12.3	51.2±13.2	53.1±13.6	47.9±12.6
PASI score	11.1±3.1	9.6±2.8	0	0
DAS-28 ESR	0	4.1±1.9	4.9±2.2	0
CyA tp	11/30	3/30	2/30	0
MTX tp	6/30	15/30	19/30	0
Disease duration	19.7±4.1	11.6±3.3	10.7±4	0

Data are expressed as mean ± SD; PASI: psoriasis area severity index; DAS28-ESR: 28-joint disease activity score; CyA: cyclosporine A; MTX: methotrexate.