Table 2.
PROBLEM-TREATMENT | MEAN | MEDIAN | CONFIDENCE INTERVAL AROUND MEDIAN (α = 0.05) | |
Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
Uveitis (JRA, sarcoid, or idiopathic) unresponsive to MTX treated with infliximab | 2.86 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Systemic onset JRA treated with anakinra | 3.68 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Pediatric SLE treated with MMF | 4.15 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
JDM unresponsive to prednisone and DMARDS treated with etanercept | 4.59 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Systemic onset JRA treated with thalidomide | 4.28 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Thrombocytopenia unresponsive to standard therapy in SLE treated with rituximab | 4.57 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Localized Scleroderma treated with steroids and MTX | 4.88 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Pauci-articular JRA with uveitis, with early treatment | 6.97 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
JRA: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
MTX: Methotrexate
SLE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
MMF: Mycophenolate mofetil
JDM: Juvenile Dermatomyositis
DMARDS: Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs