Table 1. Demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and pubertal stage of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Data are reported as number with percent in parentheses for 30 patients in each group. JIA = juvenile idiopathic arthritis; BMI = body mass index; S/A = stature for age. *P < 0.05 compared to controls (chi-square test). ^aTwo patients were older than 19 years.