Table 1.
Patient characteristics
|
Characteristic |
Sample (%) |
Median (range) |
Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 113 | |||
| Gender |
|
|
|
| - Male |
37 (32.7) |
|
|
| - Female |
76 (67.3) |
|
|
| Age (years) |
|
11.4 (3.8) |
12 (3-18) |
| - <9 |
27 (23.9) |
|
|
| - 9-12 |
35 (31.0) |
|
|
| - >12 |
51 (45.1) |
|
|
| Condition |
|
|
|
| - Oligoarthritis |
43 (38.1) |
|
|
| - Polyarthritis* |
55 (48.7) |
|
|
| - ERA† |
4 (3.5) |
|
|
| - Systemic JIA# |
9 (8.0) |
|
|
| - Other arthritis |
2 (1.8) |
|
|
| Disease duration (months) |
|
59.1 (49.5) |
48 (0-192) |
| - = < 12 |
22 (19.5) |
|
|
| - = > 13 |
91 (80.5) |
|
|
| CHAQ score |
|
.41 (.52) |
.13 (0-2.38) |
| - 0 |
45 (39.8) |
|
|
| - = < 1 |
45 (39.8) |
|
|
| - >1 |
19 (16.8) |
|
|
| - Missing | 4 (3.5) |
*Including extended oligo arthritis, †Enthesitis related JIA, #No extra-articular manifestations were present at time of the study.