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‡ | ||||||
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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)