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Table 3 Patient characteristics by assessment category

From: Assessment of disease activity by patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the parents compared to the assessment by pediatric rheumatologists

Combination

 

Rheumatologist

Parent/patient

 

AD

NAD

 

AD

A

B

  

N =33

N =21

Age

 

11.2 (4.2)

11.2 (3.7)

Gender (M:F)

 

12:21

4:17

VAS patient

 

33.5 (28.0)

27.9 (30.1)

VAS parent

 

31.6 (25.5)

38.5 (30.9)

CHAQ

 

0.7 (0.6)

0.6 (0.4)

Dis.duration

 

53.1 (52.9)

60.1 (49.5)

 

Doubt

C

D

  

N =9

N =27

Age

 

11.8 (3.2)

12.2 (3.6)

Gender (M:F)

 

2:7

9:18

VAS patient

 

19.0 (27.0)

17.0 (19.9)

VAS parent

 

20.4 (25.1)

18,2 (23.8)

CHAQ

 

0.3 (0.5)

0.3 (0.4)

Dis. duration

 

54.2 (39.3)

77.3 (51.9)

 

NAD

E

F

  

N =1

N =22

Age

 

6.0

11.1(3.8)

Gender (M:F)

 

M = 1

9:13

VAS patient

 

20 (0)

0,9 (1.6)

VAS parent

 

0.0 (0)

0.9 (2.0)

CHAQ

 

0 (0)

0.04 (0.1)

Dis.duration

 

44

47.4 (43.8)

  1. NAD = Non-active disease, AD = Active disease, A = True positive, B = False positive, C = Doubt in NAD, D = Doubt in AD, E = False negative, F = True negative.
  2. Age in years, M = male, F = female, VAS pain patient and parent 0-100 mm, Dis duration = disease duration in months.
  3. Mean (SD).
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