Table 2.
Patient characteristics and disease activity markers of the study cohort
MRI-inactive patients (juvenile arthritis MRI score 0, n=6) | MRI-active patients (juvenile arthritis MRI score ≥1, n=7) | |
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Age | 13.8 (13.6–15.6) | 12.2 (10.2–16.8) |
Body mass index percentile | 23 (12–43) | 59 (46–93) |
Body mass index z-score | 0.215 (0.05–1.46) | −0.74 (−1.18 to −0.17) |
Number of females (%) | 5 (83%) | 4 (57%) |
Active joints at physical examination | 1 (0.0–2.3) | 1 (0.0–4.0) |
Joints with limitation of motion at physical examination | 1 (0.8–1.0) | 1 (0.0–2.0) |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in mm/h | 5 (2.0–7.3) | 8 (6.0–22.0) |
C-reactive protein in mg/L | 0.9 (0.2–2.3) | 2.1 (0.0–4.6) |
Visual analogue scale physician | 4 (0.0–8.8) | 15 (8.0–20.0) |
Total juvenile arthritis MRI score | 0 (0–0) | 3 (1–10) |