Table 2.

Baseline and 1 year characteristics of the cohort

Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR) where appropriate.

*Steroids administered orally/intravenous/intra-articular.

CHAQ, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire; CRP, C reactive protein; DMARD, disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ILAR, International League of Associations for Rheumatology; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PGA, physician global assessment of disease activity; PGE, parental global evaluation of disease activity; RF, rheumatoid factor.