Table 4 Geographic variation in considering cytoplasmic ANA IIF patterns as ANA positive
a) The results are presented as absolute numbers and in percentage (%) of the responders per geographic continent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Competent | Expert | ||||
Continent | n | Reporting (%) | n | Reporting (%) | n | Reporting (%) |
Africa | 5 | 3 (60.0%) | 4 | 2 (50.0%) | 1 | 1 (100.0%) |
Asia | 48 | 32 (66.7%) | 26 | 16 (61.5%) | 22 | 16 (72.7%) |
Australia | 5 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
Europe | 211 | 102 (48.3%) | 98 | 40 (40.8%) | 113 | 62 (54.9%) |
North Amercia | 28 | 18 (64.3%) | 12 | 6 (50.0%) | 16 | 12 (75%) |
South America | 49 | 32 (65.3%) | 23 | 12 (52.2%) | 26 | 20 (76.9%) |
Total | 346a | 187 (54.1%) | 164 | 76 (46.3%) | 182 | 111 (61.0%) |
b) The results are presented as percentage (%) of the total responders per participating European country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Competent | Expert | ||||
Country | n | ANA positive (%) | n | ANA positive (%) | n | ANA positive (%) |
Austria | 13 | 2 (15.4%) | 3 | 0 (0.0%) | 10 | 2 (20.0%) |
Belgium | 34 | 22 (64.7%) | 25 | 13 (52%) | 9 | 9 (100.0%) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 (100.0%) | 1 | 1 (100.0%) | n.a | n.a |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | n.a | n.a | 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Croatia | 6 | 3 (50.0%) | 2 | 1 (50.0%) | 4 | 2 (50.0%) |
Czech Republic | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | n.a | n.a |
Denmark | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | n.a | n.a |
Estonia | 5 | 5 (100.0%) | 2 | 2 (100.0%) | 3 | 3 (100.0%) |
Finland | 4 | 2 (50.0%) | 2 | 1 (50.0%) | 2 | 1 (50.0%) |
France | 7 | 4 (57.1%) | 4 | 2 (50.0%) | 3 | 2 (66.7%) |
Germany | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | n.a | n.a | 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Greece | 7 | 3 (42.9%) | 2 | 1 (50.0%) | 5 | 2 (40.0%) |
Hungary | 3 | 0 (0.0%) | n.a | n.a | 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
Italy | 18 | 11 (61.1%) | 5 | 2 (40.0%) | 13 | 9 (69.2%) |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 (100.0%) | 2 | 2 (100.0%) | n.a | n.a |
Malta | 1 | 1 (100.0%) | n.a | n.a | 1 | 1 (100%) |
Netherlands | 25 | 3 (12.0%) | 20 | 2 (10.0%) | 5 | 1 (20.0%) |
Norway | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | n.a | n.a | 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
Poland | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | n.a | n.a | 3 | 2 (66.7%) |
Portugal | 23 | 18 (78.3%) | 8 | 6 (75.0%) | 15 | 12 (80.0%) |
Romania | 2 | 2 (100.0%) | n.a | n.a | 2 | 2 (100.0%) |
Serbia | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | n.a | n.a |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 (100.0%) | n.a | n.a | 1 | 1 (100.0%) |
Spain | 21 | 14 (66.7%) | 8 | 5 (62.5%) | 13 | 9 (69.2%) |
Sweden | 8 | 1 (12.5%) | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 7 | 1 (14.3%) |
Switzerland | 7 | 2 (28.6%) | n.a | n.a | 7 | 2 (28.6%) |
Turkey | 5 | 1 (20.0%) | 2 | 1 (50.0%) | 3 | 0 (0.0%) |
United Kingdom | 9 | 2 (22.2%) | 9 | 2 (22.2%) | 0 | 0 (0.0%) |
Total | 211 | 102 (48.3%) | 99 | 41 (41.4%) | 112 | 61 (54.5%) |