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. 2021 Dec 13;19:171. doi: 10.1186/s12969-021-00656-5

Table 1.

Correlation of demographics and disease characteristics

Parent/guardian and child demographics and disease characteristics Total (N=136) Not contemplating starting a CBD product for child (N=47) Contemplating starting a CBD product for child (N=79) and using CBD product for child (N=10) P-value
Respondent parent/guardian age in years (mean +/- SD) 29.7 (8) 26.5 (7)
Respondent Parent/guardian Gender- Female N (%) 119 (87) 42 (89) 77 (86)
Race/ethnicity- N (%)
White/Caucasian 132 (97) 44 (94) 88 (98.9)
Black/African American 2 (1) 1 (2) 1 (1.1)
Asian American 2 (1) 2 (4) 0
Parent/guardian education level
High School or GED 20 (16) 2 (4) 18 (21)

χ2= 8.03

p=0.045*

Some college but no degree 26 (19) 7 (15) 19 (22)
Associate degree 26 (19) 12 (26) 14 (16)
Bachelor’s degree or higher 62 (46) 26 (55) 36 (41)
Income level- US dollars per year
Less than 19,000 3 (2) 1 (2) 2 (2)

χ2= 1.34

p= 0.72

20,000 to 49,000 27 (20) 7 (15) 20 (22)
50,000 to 99,000 41 (30) 13 (28) 28 (32)
100,000 or more 65 (48) 26 (55) 39 (44)
Child’s age in years- (mean +/- SD) 11 (4) 11.9 (4)
Child gender: Female- N (%) 95 (70) 31 (66) 64 (72)
JIA duration N (%)
< 6 months 2 (1) 2 (4) 0

χ2= 1.45

p= 0.69

6-12 months 9 (7) 3 (6) 6 (6)
> 12- 24 months 20 (15) 7 (15) 13 (15)
> 24 months 105 (77) 35 (75) 70 (79)
JIA Subtype N (%)
Oligoarticular 47 (35) 19 (47) 28 (32)

χ2= 7.93

p= 0.13

Polyarticular 53 (39) 12 (26) 41 (46)
Psoriatic arthritis 6 (4) 3 (2) 3 (3)
Systemic 14 (10) 8 (17) 6 (7)
Ankylosing spondylitis 2 (1) 0 2 (2)
Enthesitis related arthritis 1 (0.7) 1 (2) 0
Unsure 12 (9) 3 (6) 9 (10)
Current disease activity N (%)
Active 59 (44) 15 (29) 44 (49)

χ2= 9.56

p= 0.022*

Inactive on medication 49 (36) 16 (34) 33 (37)
Inactive off medication for < 1 year 18 (13) 11 (23) 7 (7.8)
Clinical remission 10 (7) 5 (10) 5 (5.6)
Current medications reported using N (%)
None 22 (16) 10 (21) 12 (13)

χ2= 2.47

p= 0.48

NSAID 69 (51) 23 (49) 46 (51)
Non-biologic DMARD 51 (38) 18 (38) 33 (37)
Biologic DMARD 65 (48) 18 (38) 47 (52)

aColumn percentages are displayed

bP-values derived from the chi-squared (χ 2 ) or Wilcoxon tests

cDMARDs disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

dMedication categories are not mutually exclusive, therefore, medications do not sum to 100%