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Table 3 Comparison of Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI) with respect to demographic and clinical manifestations

From: Vasculitis damage index in Behçet’s disease

 

VDI score

Minimun-Maximum

Median (IQR)

P-value

Sex

 Male

1–10

3 (2)

0.1*

 Female

1–7

5 (2)

 

Oral ulcers

 Yes

1–10

3 (3)

0.21*

 No

1–3

3 (1)

 

Genital ulcers

 Yes

1–10

3 (3)

0.487*

 No

1–8

3 (2)

 

Other skin lesions

 Yes

1–8

3 (3)

0.197*

 No

1–10

3 (2)

 

Vascular involvement

 Yes

1–10

4 (3)

0.073*

 No

1–7

3 (2)

 

DVT attacks

 Yes

1–8

4 (3)

0.566*

 No

1–10

3 (2)

 

Arterial or venous thrombosis

 Yes

1–10

4 (3)

0.022*

 No

1–8

3 (2)

 

Aneurysm

 Yes

1–8

3 (2)

0.539*

 No

1–10

3 (2)

 

Neurological affection

Yes

3–10

5 (2)

< 0.0001*

No

1–8

3 (2)

 

Cranial nerve affection

   

 Yes

5–10

6 (3)

< 0.0001*

 No

1–8

3 (2)

 

Ataxia

 Yes

4–7

4***

0.102*

 No

1–10

5 (2)

 

Stroke

 Yes

3–6

4 (1)

0.014*

 No

1–10

3 (2)

 

Arthritis

 Yes

1–8

4 (1)

0.741*

 No

1–10

3 (2)

 

AVN

 Yes

3–10

7 (7)

0.015*

 No

1–8

3 (2)

 

Osteoporosis

 Yes

3–10

7 (7)

0.01*

 No

1–8

4 (1)

 

Uveitis

 Yes

1–10

4 (3)

0.005*

 No

1–8

3 (2)

 

Vision

 Normal

1–8

2 (1)

< 0.0001**

 Impaired

1–7

3 (2)

 

 Blindness

2–10

5 (5)

 

Cataract

 No involvement

1–8

2 (2)

< 0.0001**

 Single eye involvement

3–10

5 (4)

 

 Both eye involvement

2–7

4 (2)

 

Diabetes

 Yes

3–10

4 (4)

0.012*

 No

1–8

3 (2)

 
  1. *Mann–Whitney test, **Kruskal–Wallis test, *** no IQR is calculated; as only 3 patients had ataxia. VDI Vasculitis damage index, BD Behçet’s disease, DVT Deep venous thrombosis, AVN Avascular necrosis