Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of Polymyalgia rheumatica（PMR）and the difference between male and female patients. Methods The clinical features of 86 patients with PMR were retrospectively analyzed. Results The ratio of hip and shoulder girdle muscle pain in female patients are higher than in male (P＜0.05), whereas the ratio of hyperpyrexia, arthralgia, weight loss, average level of CRP, as well as percentage of elevated immunoglobulin and leukocyte count are all higher in male patients compared with female patients（P＜0.05）. In terms of therapy response, relapsing rate was higher in female patients than in male patients. Conclusion Partial symptoms and inflammatory signs were more predominant in male patients. However, relapsing rate was higher in female patients.

Key words: Polymyalgia rheumatica, Clinical characteristic