Table 5 Distribution of nuclear, nucleolar, cytoplasmic and mitotic apparatus patterns according to the relevance perceived by rheumatologists in different Brazilian macro-regions
Macro-region | N | NE | CO | S | SE | SR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 18 (4%) | 72 (17%) | 37 (9%) | 52 (13%) | 230 (56%) | 5 (1%) | 414 (100%) |
Nuclear patterns | |||||||
Reticular coarse | 28%a | 28% | 24% | 40% | 34% | 20% | 32% |
Quasi-homogeneous | 17% | 29% | 35% | 33% | 17% | 20% | 23% |
Homogenous | 78% | 83% | 78% | 71% | 79% | 40% | 78% |
Dense fine speckled | 39% | 33% | 35% | 23% | 30% | 60% | 31% |
Centromere | 44% | 63% | 59% | 75% | 67% | 20% | 65% |
Fine speckled | 56% | 56% | 49% | 58% | 56% | 40% | 55% |
Large/coarse speckled | 83% | 82% | 62% | 75% | 71% | 40% | 73% |
Multiple nuclear dots | 6% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 0% | 7% |
Smooth/Punctate nuclear envelope | 11% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 0% | 10% |
Pleomorfic/PCNA | 6% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 16% | 0% | 14% |
Not familiar with the patterns | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
Considers the patterns unimportant | 0,5% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Did not answer | 11% | 7% | 19% | 13% | 14% | 40% | 13% |
Nucleolar patterns | |||||||
Homogeneous nucleolar | 67% | 58% | 70% | 67% | 61% | 40% | 62% |
Clumpy nucleolar | 11% | 13% | 24% | 19% | 22% | 40% | 20% |
Punctate nucleolar | 44% | 43% | 49% | 40% | 43% | 60% | 44% |
Not familiar | 6% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 0% | 9% |
Unimportant | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Did not answer | 17% | 11% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 40% | 15% |
Cytoplasmic patterns | |||||||
Fibrillar linear | 17% | 14% | 8% | 21% | 14% | 0% | 14% |
Fibrillar filamentous | 6% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 9% | 0% | 11% |
Fibrillar segmental | 6% | 8% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 0% | 9% |
Discrete dots | 17% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 0% | 17% |
Dense fine speckled | 22% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 29% | 20% | 28% |
Fine speckled | 17% | 33% | 35% | 27% | 42% | 20% | 36% |
Reticular/AMA | 22% | 33% | 35% | 40% | 30% | 60% | 33% |
Polar speckled | 6% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 9% | 20% | 11% |
Rods and rings | 6% | 28% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 0% | 17% |
Not familiar with the patterns | 6% | 13% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 0% | 16% |
Considers unimportant the patterns | 11% | 57% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Did not answer | 17% | 13% | 19% | 15% | 17% | 40% | 17% |
Mitotic patterns | |||||||
Spindle fibers | 0% | 24% | 32% | 19% | 38% | 40% | 31% |
Centrosome | 11% | 19% | 24% | 25% | 18% | 20% | 19% |
Spidle fibers NuMA II | 28% | 32% | 27% | 40% | 31% | 0% | 32% |
Intercellular bridge | 6% | 21% | 8% | 17% | 11% | 20% | 13% |
Not familiar with the patterns | 33% | 31% | 14% | 29% | 26% | 20% | 26% |
Considers unimportant the patterns | 6% | 13% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
Did not answer | 22% | 14% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 40% | 18% |