Prevalence of subclinical systolic dysfunction in Takayasu’s arteritis and its association with disease activity: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Association between GLS, prednisone doses and disease activity (ITAS-2010)

Variables	ITAS ≥ 2		Total	P*
	Yes	No
	n (%)	n (%)
GLS > -20%
Yes	8 (53.3)	7 (46.7)	15 (100.0)	0.020
No	2 (13.3)	13 (86.7)	15 (100.0)
Prednisone doses(mg/dia)**	18 (6.0–40.0)	5 (5.0–13.0)	10 (5.0–25.0)	0.080

*Chi-square test; GLS: Global longitudinal strain; ITAS: Indian Takayasu Activity Score
**Median ± interquartile interval. U de Mann-Whitney test

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