Table 1.
Demographics and Medication Use among 71 Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Characteristic | Value |
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Female sex | 42 (49%) |
Age at diagnosis in years, mean (±SD) | 8.2 (±5.3) |
Length of follow-up in years, mean (±SD) | 8.5 (±5.8) |
JIA Subtype | |
Oligoarticular | 45 (63%) |
Polyarthritis | 9 (12%) |
Systemic | 2 (3%) |
Psoriatic arthritis | 2 (3%) |
Enthesitis related arthritis | 1 (1%) |
Unclassified | 12 (17%) |
Medications | |
NSAID | 71 (100%) |
Methotrexate | 25 (35%) |
Sulfasalazine | 6 (8%) |
Hydroxychloroquine | 7 (10%) |
Any DMARD | 26 (37%) |
TNF inhibitor | 9 (13%) |
IL-1 inhibitor | 1 (1%) |
Any Biologic | 9 (13%) |
Systemic Corticosteroids | 19 (27%) |
Any DMARD or Biologic | 26 (37%) |
Any DMARD, Biologic, or Systemic Corticosteroids | 32 (45%) |
Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injection | 34 (48%) |
Values in table are n (%) unless otherwise specified.
DMARD=Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drug, JIA=Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, NSAID=Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug