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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: Moroccan parents caring for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: positive and negative aspects of their experiences

Characteristics

Population (N = 47)

Age1 (years)

11.5 ± 3.3

Sex(F)2

19 (40.4)

BMI(kg/m2)1

18.2 ± 3.9

In School2

40 (85.1)

Type of JIA2 =

 

Systemic arthritis

10 (22.2)

Seropositive polyarthritis

02 (4.4)

Seronegative polyarthritis

06 (13.3)

Persistent oligoarthritis

12 (26.7)

Extented oligoarthritis

02 (4.4)

Enthesitis

11 (24.4)

Psoriatic arthritis

0

Undetermined

04 (11.7)

Disease duration (years)3

4 [2–6]

Global VAS3

20 [10–30]

DAS28

3.3 ± 1.5

CHAQ3

0 [0–1]

  1. 1mean ± standard deviation; 2number and percentage; 3median and quartiles; VAS = visual analogic scale; DAS = disease activity scale; CHAQ = Child health assessment questionnaire.