Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with JIA and control group.
| JIA group, n = 30 | Control group, n = 20 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 14,0 ± 1,8 | 14,4 ± 1,8 | 0.4301 |
| Female | 23 (76,7%) | 15 (75,0%) | 1.0000 |
| Weight, kg | 48,4 ± 8,6 | 55,5 ± 9,0 | 0.0066* |
| Height, cm | 160,7 ± 8,8 | 166,0 ± 10,3 | 0.0592 |
| BMI | 18,6 ± 2,2 | 20,1 ± 2,3 | 0.0302* |
| BMI percentile | 37,2 ± 23,6 | 52,9 ± 25,6 | 0.0308* |
| FAT % | 19,9 ± 5,8 | 23,0 ± 5,5 | 0.0603 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 151,4 ± 25,1 | 153,4 ± 26,8 | 0.7928 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 89,4 ± 38,8 | 92,1 ± 37,3 | 0.8113 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 77,6 ± 23,6 | 77,6 ± 23,9 | 0.9996 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 58,5 ± 13,7 | 57,4 ± 14,9 | 0.7866 |
| hsCRP, mg/L | 0,40 [0,30–1,60] | 0,45 [0,30–0,70] | 0.7342 |
| IL-6, pg/mL | 56,0 [0,0–272,2] | 0,0 [0,0-0,0] | 0.0137* |
| Homocysteine, µmol/L | 8,9 ± 2,9 | 9,2 ± 2,5 | 0.7327 |
| IMT, mm | 0,47 ± 0,04 | 0,47 ± 0,04 | 0.9665 |
BMI: body mass index, % FAT: % body fat, LDL: low density lipoprotein, HDL: high density lipoprotein, hsCRP: high senstivity C-reactive protein, IL-6: interleukin 6, IMT: intima media thickness, and *statistically significant.