Assessment of Low Bone Mineral Density in Untreated Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis

Table 1

Clinical data of the TA patients and the control.

Variable	TA ()	Healthy control ()	value
Age (years)			0.076
Female (%)	38 (95%)	57 (95%)	1
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.197
Disease duration (months)	6.00 (1.00~21.00)	—
ESR (mm/h)	33.50 (16.25~66.50)	—
CRP (mg/L)	10.70 (0~31.95)	—
KERR score	3 (2~3)	—
ITAS2010

TA = Takayasu’s arteritis; BMI = body mass index; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP = C-reactive protein; ITAS2010 = Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score.