Table 2

Patient demographics at baseline, according to systemic therapy prescribed as first treatment.


Methotrexate (N = 20)
Cyclosporin (N = 10)
Corticosteroids (N = 8)
Combineda (N = 2)
Retinoids (N = 1)
All patients (N = 41)

Age (years)






Mean ± SD
49 ± 10
43 ± 12
44 ± 11
47 ± 3
41
46 ± 11
Range
28–67
20–58
20–60
45–49
-
20–67
Gender (n (%))






Male
13 (65.0)
5 (50.0)
5 (62.5)
1 (50.0)
1 (100)
25 (61.0)
Female
7 (35.0)
5 (50.0)
3 (37.5)
1 (50.0)
0
16 (39.0)
Ethnicity (n (%))






Caucasian
15 (75.0)
10 (100)
8 (100)
2 (100)
1 (100)
36 (87.8)
Asian
2 (10.0)
0
0
0
0
2 (4.9)
Other
3 (15.0)
0
0
0
0
3 (7.3)

aCombined systemic corticosteroids plus methotrexate.

Papp et al. BMC Dermatology 2006 6:9   doi:10.1186/1471-5945-6-9