Genetic Association and Expression Correlation between Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Gene Encoding M-CSF and Adult-Onset Still’s Disease

Table 1

Demographic data, clinical characteristics, and laboratory findings of 106 patients with adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD).

Characteristics	AOSD patients
Age at study entry (, years)
Females, (%)	72 (67.9%)
Fever (≧39°C), (%)	102 (96.2%)
Evanescent rash, (%)	94 (88.7%)
Arthralgia or arthritis, (%)	78 (73.6%)
Sore throat, (%)	74 (69.8%)
Liver dysfunction, (%)	42 (39.6%)
Lymphadenopathy, (%)	39 (36.8%)
Hepatosplenomegaly, (%)	14 (13.2%)
White blood cell count (, cells/microliter)
Platelet count (, ×10^3/cumm)
ESR values (, mm/1^st hour)
CRP levels (, mg/dL)
Ferritin levels (, μg/L)
Clinical activity score ()

Data are presented as the (SD) or number (percentage). Liver dysfunction was defined as alanine aminotransferase (ALT) . ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein.