Table 3 Characteristics of survey responders
From: The prevalence of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica in a UK primary care population
Characteristics | Total Population | Survey Pool | Survey Responders | PMR | GCA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self –reported | Confirmed by GP | Self –reported | Confirmed by GP | ||||
Number ≥55 years | 5,159 | 4,728 | 2,277 | 83 | 73 | 15 | 9 |
Age in years (median) | 62.5 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 72.1 | 73.9 |
Percentage Female (%) | 52.2 | 53.6 | 52.0 | 70.0 | 67.4 | 78.6 | 71.5 |
Clinical features reported on questionnaire | |||||||
Headache (%) | 4.7 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 31.3 | 55.6 | ||
Jaw Pain (%) | 7.5 | 20.5 | 19.2 | 31.3 | 44.4 | ||
Visual Disturbance (%) | 19.8 | 22.9 | 24.7 | 37.5 | 44.4 | ||
Scalp Tenderness (%) | 7.8 | 15.7 | 6.2 | 56.3 | 88.9 | ||
Shoulder Pain (%) | 24.9 | 67.5 | 67.1 | 50 | 77.8 | ||
Myalgia (%) | 18.8 | 68.7 | 67.1 | 43.8 | 55.6 | ||
Unexplained Weight loss (%) | 4.2 | 12.1 | 11 | 31.3 | 55.6 | ||
Migraine with aura (%) | 15 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 11.1 | ||
No Symptoms (%) | 55.8 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 18.8 | 0 | ||