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Table 2 Distribution of gender, age, height, weight, disease onset and type

From: Muscle strength, physical fitness and well-being in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the effect of an exercise programme: a randomized controlled trial

 

Exercise group n=33

Control group n=21

Girls ( n=)

25 (76%)

17 (81%)

Age (years)

13.3 (8.8-19.9)

14.9 (8.8-20.6)

Height (cm)

153.4 (128.6-175.8)

163.8 (129–185.8) *

Weight (kg)

47.9 (22.3-78)

56 (35.8-82.9) *

Disease onset (years)

6.1 (1.2-16.5)

4.8 (1–13.4)

JIA categories at onset

  

Polyarticular

20

9

Oligoarticular

7

8

Entesites related or psoriatic

1

3

  1. * = statistically significant difference p<0.05.