No. (%) female
|
89 (83.2)
|
17 (58.6)
|
14 (73.7)
|
0.02§
|
ILAR category, no. (%)$
| | | | |
Oligoarthritis persistent
|
41 (38.3)
|
6 (20.7)
|
4 (21)
|
0.005§
|
Oligoarthritis extended
|
35 (32.7)
|
9 (31)
|
3 (15.8)
| |
Polyarthritis
|
20 (18.7)
|
5 (17.2)
|
8 (42.1)
| |
Systemic arthritis
|
7 (6.5)
|
8 (27.6)
|
4 (21.1)
| |
Psoriatic arthritis
|
4 (3.8)
|
1 (3.5)
|
0 (0)
| |
ANA positive, no. (%)
|
85 (79.4)
|
19 (65.5)
|
14 (73.7)
|
0.25§
|
Patients with = 5 joints involved
|
31 (29.0)
|
13 (44.8)
|
15 (78.9)
|
<0.001₤
|
Age at onset, years
|
3 (1.7–5.5)
|
3.1 (1.66–6)
|
3.1 (1.68–6.58)
|
0.86
|
Age at visit, years
|
11.87 (9.7–14.5)
|
10.8 (8.9–14.6)
|
15 (9–19.6)
|
0.39
|
Disease duration, years
|
7.65 (5.63–10.1)
|
6.9 (5.19–8.8)
|
9.3 (6.2–13.4)
|
0.14
|
Physician's global assessment
|
2.4 (0–5.8)
|
2.5 (1.4–6.3)
|
5 (1–8.3)
|
0.23
|
Parent's global assessment
|
0.50 (0–3)
|
1.45 (0.45–3.55)
|
0.65 (0.45–3.7)
|
0.11
|
Parent's pain assessment
|
0.6 (0–2.5)
|
2 (0.55–5.2)
|
1.2 (0–3)
|
0.011
|
Swollen joint count
|
1 (0–3)
|
2 (1–3)
|
3 (0–11)
|
0.036
|
Tender joint count
|
1 (0–3)
|
2 (1–4)
|
4 (2–12)
|
<0.001
|
Restricted joint count
|
1 (0–3)
|
2 (0–5)
|
5 (2–18)
|
<0.001
|
Active joint count
|
1 (0–3)
|
2 (1–5)
|
6 (2–16)
|
<0.001
|
Morning stiffness, minutes
|
0 (0–5)
|
0 (0–10)
|
0 (0–10)
|
0.41
|
ESR, mm/hour
|
14 (10–27)
|
21 (10–35)
|
16 (10–21)
|
0.29
|
C-reactive protein, mg/dl
|
0.1 (0.1–0.58)
|
0.1 (0.1–1.44)
|
1.16 (0.1–1)
|
0.027
|
JADI-Articular score
|
0 (0–1)
|
1 (0–2)
|
3 (0–12)
|
<0.001
|
JADI-extraarticular score
|
0 (0–1)
|
0 (0–1)
|
0 (0–1.5)
|
0.29
|
Poznanski score, units (N = 84)
|
- 1.18 (- 2.8–0.095)
|
- 1.7(-3.1 – -0.05)
|
- 1.1 (-04 – -0.47)
|
0.69
|
CHQ-PhS
|
52.91 (47.26–55.28)
|
51.4 (44.4–52.9)
|
50.9 (42.4–53.9)
|
0.19
|
CHQ-PsS
|
49.95 (43.62–54.44)
|
47.6 (42.5–51.2)
|
50.3 (43–58.3)
|
0.23
|
C-HAQ score
|
0 (0–0.25)
|
0.3 (0–0.93)
|
0.1 (0–0.75)
|
0.004
|
Steinbrocker class, no (%)
|
I
|
74 (69.2)
|
20 (69)
|
3 (15.8)
|
<0.001₤
|
II-IV
|
33 (30.8)
|
9 (31)
|
16 (84.2)
| |
Physician's categorical scale
|
I
|
73 (68.2)
|
22 (75.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
< 0.001§
|
II
|
17 (15.9)
|
4 (13.8)
|
10 (52.6)
| |
III-VI
|
17 (15.9)
|
3 (10.3)
|
9 (47.4)
| |
Parent's categorical scale
|
I
|
73 (68.2)
|
0 (0.0)
|
13 (68.4)
|
< 0.001§
|
II
|
17 (15.9)
|
15 (51.7)
|
2 (10.5)
| |
III-VI
|
17 (15.9)
|
14 (48.3)
|
4 (21.1)
| |