Antiangiogenic VEGF Isoform in Inflammatory Myopathies

Table 1

Demographic data.

	PM	DM	IBM	Controls
No. of subjects	6	8	7	6
Gender: M, F	1, 5	3, 5	6, 1	4, 3
Biopsy site	Vastus; lateralis: 4; Deltoid: 2	Vastus; lateralis: 6; Deltoid: 2	Vastus; lateralis: 6; Brachial biceps: 1	Vastus; lateralis: 7
Age at biopsy, years (range)	61.33 ± 7.87; (53–63)	58.25 ± 12.07; (42–72)	72.43 ± 7.91; (61–85)	45.42 ± 23.22; (18–73)
Symptoms before biopsy, months	12.5 ± 5.6	14.6 ± 9	40 ± 11.8	—
Immunotherapy before biopsy (1–4 months) prednisolone: 5–10 mg/day	3/6	4/8	7/7	—