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. 2020 Apr 15;22:81. doi: 10.1186/s13075-020-02166-3

Table 6.

National Paediatric Rheumatological Database (NPRD) with a uveitis add-on module in Germany (2002–2016). Uveitis characteristics at follow-up documentation. Data as provided in uveitis documentation

Follow-up documentation.
Uveitis characteristics
Group I.
Uveitis, ANA-positive, no JIA, N = 56
Group II.
Uveitis manifestation after JIA disease onset*, N = 56
Group III.
Uveitis manifestation before JIA disease onset*, N = 37
p value Significant pairwise comparisons
N (%) Mean SD N (%) Mean SD N (%) Mean SD
Duration of uveitis onset until follow-up documentation, months 56 20.2 23.1 56 20.2 23.1 37 19.7 18.0 0.992
Unilateral uveitis, n (%), data provided in 110 cases 11 (27.5) n.a. n.a. 25 (61.0) n.a. n.a. 13 (44.8) n.a. n.a. 0.035 I vs. II
Bilateral uveitis, n (%), data provided in 110 cases 29 (72.5) n.a. n.a. 16 (39.0) n.a. n.a. 14 (55.2) n.a. n.a.
Inactive uveitis (AC cell grade < 0.5+); n (%), data provided in 74 cases 22 (64.7) n.a. n.a. 15 (55.8) n.a. n.a. 8 (61.5) n.a. n.a. 0.854
Visual acuity in uveitis eyes, logMAR 64 0.28 0.31 53 0.24 0.41 37 0.38 0.51 0.152
Worse eyes, logMAR 52 0.31 0.46 53 0.29 0.52 33 0.47 0.58 0.038 I vs. III, II vs. III

n.a. not applicable, n.s. not significant

*Initial uveitis diagnosis

Group effect for the proportion of treated patients by chi-squared test for categorical variables

Pairwise comparisons for the proportion of treated patients with correction for multiple comparisons by Bonferroni (chi-squared test)