Does Takayasu arteritis differ between children and adolescents? Insights from a Russian multicenter cohort

Table 3 Frequency of vascular involvement at disease onset in the total cohort and stratified by age group (< 10 years vs ≥ 10 years), n (%)

Vessel	Total cohort (n = 79)	Total cohort (n = 79), %, 95%CI	< 10 years (n = 25)	≥ 10 years (n = 54)	P value
Brachiocephalic trunk	20	25.3, 16.2-36.4	6 (24.0)	14 (25.9)	1.000
Left common carotid artery	41	51.9, 40.4-63.3	11 (44.0)	30 (55.6)	0.339
Right common carotid artery	29	36.7, 26.1-48.3	7 (28.0)	22 (40.7)	0.323
Left subclavian artery	33	41.8, 30.8-53.4	9 (36.0)	24 (44.4)	0.479
Right subclavian artery	13	16.5, 9.1-26.5	3 (12.0)	10 (18.5)	0.536
Axillary artery	1	1.3, 0.0-6.9	0 (0.0)	1 (1.9)	1.000
Left vertebral artery	14	17.7, 10.0-27.9	4 (16.0)	10 (18.5)	1.000
Right vertebral artery	4	5.1, 1.4-12.5	2 (8.0)	2 (3.7)	0.587
Ascending aorta	17	21.5, 1.4-12.5	6 (24.0)	11 (20.4)	0.772
Aortic arch	15	19.0, 11.0-29.4	7 (28.0)	8 (14.8)	0.219
Descending aorta	29	36.7, 26.1-48.3	11 (44.0)	18 (33.3)	0.453
Abdominal aorta	41	51.9, 40.4-63.3	15 (60.0)	26 (48.1)	0.327
Celiac trunk	26	32.9, 22.7-44.4	8 (32.0)	18 (33.3)	1.000
Superior mesenteric artery	21	26.6, 17.3-37.7	7 (28.0)	14 (25.9)	1.000
Left renal artery	24	30.4, 20.5-41.8	9 (36.0)	15 (27.8)	0.600
Right renal artery	20	25.3, 16.2-36.4	8 (32.0)	12 (22.2)	0.409
Splenic artery	2	2.5, 0.3-8.8	1 (4.0)	1 (1.9)	0.536
Iliac arteries	8	10.1, 4.5-19.0	3 (12.0)	5 (9.3)	0.703
Coronary arteries	2	2.5, 0.3-8.8	1 (4.0)	1 (1.9)	0.536
Pulmonary trunk	3	3.8, 0.8-10.7	1 (4.0)	2 (3.7)	1.000
Femoral arteries	5	6.3, 2.1-14.2	2 (8.0)	3 (5.6)	0.849