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Table 1 Disease outcome, level of motor performance and functional skills development in pre-school aged children with oligo-, polyarticular and systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

From: Motor performance and functional ability in preschool- and early school-aged children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Preschool age

             

OligoJIA n = 6

    

Score n < -2sd

PolyJIA n = 15

    

Score n < -2sd

SystJIA n = 1

Score n < -2sd

 

Min

Max

Mean

SD

  

Min

Max

Mean

SD

   

Disease duration (yrs.)

.0

1.0

.8

.4

  

1.0

1.0

1.0

.0

 

1.0

 

Disease Outcome (%):

             

Swelling index

0

55

13.3

20.9

  

0

40

18.5

13.4

 

10

 

ped. EPM-ROM

0

10

5.7

4.1

  

2

25

11.1

5.7

 

10

 

CHAQ Ds

0

35

13.3

13.3

  

0

75

27.3

22.3

 

15

 

VAS pain

0

45

16.7

16.9

  

0

75

24.6

27.6

 

0

 

VAS dis. severity

0

70

25

24.1

  

0

90

33.6

29.4

 

25

 

Motor skills:

             

BSID2 (DI)

79

120

99.8

16.7

  

55

108

70.33

16.9

9

60

1

Functional skills

     

n = 14

       

PEDI Self-care

40.8

53.1

47.8

4.1

  

32.7

55.1

42.3

6.6

 

46.4

 

PEDI Mobility

20.3

68.3

47.1

16.4

1

 

12.8

62.9

38.6

12.9

3

30

 

PEDI Social skills

40.1

58.2

50

7.4

  

19.1

70.4

45.9

15.8

2

33.8

 
  1. OligoJIA: oligo-articular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, PolyJIA: polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, SystJIA: Systemic onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, ped. EPM-ROM: pediatric Escola Paulista Medicina Range Of Motion Scale, CHAQ Ds: Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Score, VAS:
  2. Visual Analogue Scale, Dis. Severity: Disease Severity. Disease outcome is presented in % of maximum loss/impairment. BSID2 (DI): Bayley Scale of Infant Development II (Developmental Index; presented as index scores, +/- 2 SD's is 70–130), PEDI: Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (presented as standard scores, range 30–70). Abn. Score: Abnormal Score (i.e. < -2 SD). n < -2 SD: number of patients with abnormal score.
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Pediatric Rheumatology

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