Retrospective study of 159 patients with Takayasu′s arteritis / 中华风湿病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of Takayasu′s arteritis (TA) and the difference between male and female patients. Method The clinical features of 159 patients with TA were retrospectively analyzed. Results In our series of patients, the ratio of male and female was 1:3.1. The average age of male and female patients at onset of first symptom was (32?13) years and (24?9) years respectively (P