Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Multicenter Study
. 1996 Aug;101(2):129-34.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(96)80066-0.

Long-term survival of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis from the American College of Rheumatology Wegener's Granulomatosis Classification Criteria Cohort

E L Matteson  1 , K N Gold, D A Bloch, G G Hunder
Affiliations
Free article
Multicenter Study

Long-term survival of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis from the American College of Rheumatology Wegener's Granulomatosis Classification Criteria Cohort

E L Matteson et al. Am J Med. 1996 Aug.
Free article

Abstract

Objective: To determine survivorship in Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) in a well-defined multicenter cohort.

Methods: Follow-up was obtained for 77 of the 85 patients enrolled in the 1990 American College of Rheumatology vasculitis classification study.

Results: There were 28 deaths (10 females and 18 males) among the 77 patients available for follow-up. Standardized mortality ratios (SMR) were calculated with mortality data from the general population and from this group of patients with WG (an SMR of 1 indicates that expected and observed survival are identical). Overall survivorship among patients with WG was substantially reduced in this cohort (SMR = 4.685 +/- 0.65; for females SMR = 6.814 +/- 1.571; for males SMR = 3.998 +/- 0.69).

Conclusion: The life expectancy of patients with WG is reduced compared with the general population.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types