Table 2

Comparison of parameters in patients with active and inactive TAK

ParametersInactive TAK (n=45)Active TAK (n=43)p Value
Age (years)39.54±14.7537.90±15.680.227
Gender (female/male)41/437/60.454
Disease duration (months)15.59±6.8613.94±7.430.853
WBC (109/L)6.61±2.048.74±3.650.001
LY (109/L)1.77±0.621.87±0.810.526
NE (109/L)4.33±1.815.86±2.340.001
PLT (109/L)224.16±64.14266.34±91.680.004
ALT (U/L)19.49±16.0617.62±9.460.622
BUN (mmol/L)5.69±3.965.26±2.210.498
Cr (μmol/L)71.10±21.1281.60±14.750.563
IgA (g/L)1.82±0.952.57±1.300.007
IgG (g/L)9.50±2.2711.58±4.570.011
IgM (g/L)1.33±0.761.38±0.850.812
C3 (g/L)0.97±0.151.21±0.200.000
C4 (g/L)0.59±0.290.71±0.320.079
ESR (mm/hour)8.39 (1.00–19.00)33.81 (4.00–92.00)0.000
hs-CRP (mg/L)1.85 (0.08–32.83)20.04 (0.49–38.62)0.000
  • ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BUN, blood  urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; C3, complement 3; C4, complement 4; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IgA, immunoglobulin A; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; LY, lymphocyte; NE, neutrophil; n, number of patients; PLT, platelet; TAK, Takayasu’s arteritis; WBC, white blood cell.