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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 91 children with JIA.

From: An evaluation of the utility of routine laboratory monitoring of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): a retrospective review

 

Patients

Characteristic

No.

%

Median age at onset (yr)

4 (0.1-15.7)

Gender

  

   Female

74

81

   Male

17

19

JIA onset subtype

  

   Oligoarticular

62

68

   Polyarticular

29

32

NSAID*

  

   Naproxen

87

95

   Meloxicam

4

4

   Tolmetin

11

12

   Ibuprofen

16

18

   Rofecoxib

6

7

   Diclofenac

8

9

   Celecoxib

3

3

   Nabumetone

2

2

Other Medications†

6

7

Median duration of treatment (yr)

  

   Oligoarticular

1.5 (0.14-17.7)

   Polyarticular

0.58 (0.11-9.8)

  1. * Some patients may have been treated with more than one NSAID
  2. (NSAIDs were never used simultaneously)
  3. † Azathioprine (1), Etanercept (1), Hydroxychloroquine (4)