Table 1

Location, latitude and number of giant cell arteritis cases recruited

LocationLatitudeNumber of cases
Australia1881
 Victoria (Melbourne)−37.813628731
 New South Wales (Sydney)−33.868820467
 Queensland (Brisbane)−27.46977179
 Tasmania (Hobart)−42.88213883
 South Australia (Adelaide)−34.928499290
 Western Australia (Perth)−31.950527199
 Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)−35.28093732
New Zealand218
 Wellington (Wellington)−41.28646057
 Canterbury (Christchurch)−43.53205492
 Otago (Dunedin)−45.87876069
Europe125
 The Netherlands (Rotterdam)51.92442098
 Germany (Heidelberg)49.39875227
Total2224