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Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients
JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; BMI, body mass index; SDS, standard deviation score; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; MTX, methotrexate; SSZ, sulfasalazine; SAA, serum amyloid A protein; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Data are summarized as means and standard deviations or as medians and interquartile ranges, depending on the variable distribution.
