Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic and laboratory features of JIA patients (n = 96)

From: Evidence of fibrinogen as a target of citrullination in IgM rheumatoid factor-positive polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Sex, no. females/males

77/19

Age, mean ± SD years (range)

11.2 ± 5.9 (2-17)

Disease Duration, mean ± SD years (range)

3.9 ± 4.4 (onset-16)

Tender/Swollen joint count, mean ± SD (range)

7.3 ± 5.8 (0-24)

No. patients with joint damage (%)

20 (20.8)

CRP, mean ± SD mg/dL (% positive)

1.56 ± 1.96 (39.3)

ESR, mean ± SD mm/hr (% positive)

27.13 ± 29.32 (52.1)

  1. CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
  2. Cut-points for a positive value: CRP (≥0.8 mg/dl), ESR (≥20 mm/hr).