Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of 50 enrolled patients in the study

VariablesValues
Diagnosis, n6 PM, 9 NM, 24 DM, 11 anti-synthetase syndrome (without myositis; 8 myositis patients with AS antibody)
Age at enrolment, years, mean (s.d.)51.6 (14.9)
Disease duration, years, mean (s.d.)3.0 (4.2)
Gender, female/male, n30/20
Ethnicity, Caucasian/African American/Asian, n47/2/1
Autoantibodies, n/N (%)38/50 (76)
MSA, n/N (%)33/50 (66)
 Jo-111
 SRP5
 TIF-1γ4
 Mi-24
 Pl-123
 Pl-71
 EJ2
 OJ1
 MDA51
 SAE1
MAA, n/N (%)5/50 (10%)
 RO523
 RO602
Groups, n (%)
 Active muscle disease32 (64)
 Active ILD12 (24)
 Active skin disease11 (22)
Myositis outcome measures, mean (s.d.)
 Physician global disease activity3.5 (2.4)
 MMT-9 (maximum score of 80)73.9 ( 8.7)
 Extramuscular disease activity2.1 (1.9)
 Creatine kinase (U/L)1152 (12 396)
 HAQ-DI0.8 (0.8)
 Patient global disease activity4.2 (2.8)
 Muscle disease activity2.2 (2.4)
 Myositis global damage score0.7 (1.1)
 Pulmonary disease activity0.8 (1.7)
 Cutaneous disease activity0.7 (1.3)
VariablesValues
Diagnosis, n6 PM, 9 NM, 24 DM, 11 anti-synthetase syndrome (without myositis; 8 myositis patients with AS antibody)
Age at enrolment, years, mean (s.d.)51.6 (14.9)
Disease duration, years, mean (s.d.)3.0 (4.2)
Gender, female/male, n30/20
Ethnicity, Caucasian/African American/Asian, n47/2/1
Autoantibodies, n/N (%)38/50 (76)
MSA, n/N (%)33/50 (66)
 Jo-111
 SRP5
 TIF-1γ4
 Mi-24
 Pl-123
 Pl-71
 EJ2
 OJ1
 MDA51
 SAE1
MAA, n/N (%)5/50 (10%)
 RO523
 RO602
Groups, n (%)
 Active muscle disease32 (64)
 Active ILD12 (24)
 Active skin disease11 (22)
Myositis outcome measures, mean (s.d.)
 Physician global disease activity3.5 (2.4)
 MMT-9 (maximum score of 80)73.9 ( 8.7)
 Extramuscular disease activity2.1 (1.9)
 Creatine kinase (U/L)1152 (12 396)
 HAQ-DI0.8 (0.8)
 Patient global disease activity4.2 (2.8)
 Muscle disease activity2.2 (2.4)
 Myositis global damage score0.7 (1.1)
 Pulmonary disease activity0.8 (1.7)
 Cutaneous disease activity0.7 (1.3)

All global activity and damage scores are rated on a 10 cm visual analogue scale of the MDAT and myositis damage index (MDI); MAA: myositis-associated antibodies; MSA: myositis-specific antibodies.

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of 50 enrolled patients in the study

VariablesValues
Diagnosis, n6 PM, 9 NM, 24 DM, 11 anti-synthetase syndrome (without myositis; 8 myositis patients with AS antibody)
Age at enrolment, years, mean (s.d.)51.6 (14.9)
Disease duration, years, mean (s.d.)3.0 (4.2)
Gender, female/male, n30/20
Ethnicity, Caucasian/African American/Asian, n47/2/1
Autoantibodies, n/N (%)38/50 (76)
MSA, n/N (%)33/50 (66)
 Jo-111
 SRP5
 TIF-1γ4
 Mi-24
 Pl-123
 Pl-71
 EJ2
 OJ1
 MDA51
 SAE1
MAA, n/N (%)5/50 (10%)
 RO523
 RO602
Groups, n (%)
 Active muscle disease32 (64)
 Active ILD12 (24)
 Active skin disease11 (22)
Myositis outcome measures, mean (s.d.)
 Physician global disease activity3.5 (2.4)
 MMT-9 (maximum score of 80)73.9 ( 8.7)
 Extramuscular disease activity2.1 (1.9)
 Creatine kinase (U/L)1152 (12 396)
 HAQ-DI0.8 (0.8)
 Patient global disease activity4.2 (2.8)
 Muscle disease activity2.2 (2.4)
 Myositis global damage score0.7 (1.1)
 Pulmonary disease activity0.8 (1.7)
 Cutaneous disease activity0.7 (1.3)
VariablesValues
Diagnosis, n6 PM, 9 NM, 24 DM, 11 anti-synthetase syndrome (without myositis; 8 myositis patients with AS antibody)
Age at enrolment, years, mean (s.d.)51.6 (14.9)
Disease duration, years, mean (s.d.)3.0 (4.2)
Gender, female/male, n30/20
Ethnicity, Caucasian/African American/Asian, n47/2/1
Autoantibodies, n/N (%)38/50 (76)
MSA, n/N (%)33/50 (66)
 Jo-111
 SRP5
 TIF-1γ4
 Mi-24
 Pl-123
 Pl-71
 EJ2
 OJ1
 MDA51
 SAE1
MAA, n/N (%)5/50 (10%)
 RO523
 RO602
Groups, n (%)
 Active muscle disease32 (64)
 Active ILD12 (24)
 Active skin disease11 (22)
Myositis outcome measures, mean (s.d.)
 Physician global disease activity3.5 (2.4)
 MMT-9 (maximum score of 80)73.9 ( 8.7)
 Extramuscular disease activity2.1 (1.9)
 Creatine kinase (U/L)1152 (12 396)
 HAQ-DI0.8 (0.8)
 Patient global disease activity4.2 (2.8)
 Muscle disease activity2.2 (2.4)
 Myositis global damage score0.7 (1.1)
 Pulmonary disease activity0.8 (1.7)
 Cutaneous disease activity0.7 (1.3)

All global activity and damage scores are rated on a 10 cm visual analogue scale of the MDAT and myositis damage index (MDI); MAA: myositis-associated antibodies; MSA: myositis-specific antibodies.

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