From: Dynamic knee joint function in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Rheumatology cohort N = 54 | |
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Gender, male: female | 21:33 |
Median age in years (range) | 11.3 (5.7 – 19.6) |
Mean disease duration in month (range) | 20.9 (0 – 161) |
JIA subtypes | |
• Oligoarticular arthritis | 18 |
• Polyarticular arthritis | 5 |
• Systemic arthritis | 4 |
• Psoriatic arthritis | 6 |
• Enthesitis-related arthritis | 6 |
• Unclassified arthritis | 5 |
Non-JIA rheumatic diseases | |
• Dermatomyositis with arthritis | 2 |
• Other | 8 |
JIA cohort N = 36 | |
Gender, male: female | 12: 24 |
Median age in years (range) | 12.3 (5.7 – 19.6) |
Mean disease duration in month (range) | 25.8 (0 – 161) |
JIA subtypes | |
• Oligoarticular arthritis | |
◦Extended | 6 |
◦Persistent | 9 |
• Polyarticular arthritis | 4 |
• Systemic arthritis | 3 |
• Psoriatic arthritis | 5 |
• Enthesitis-related arthritis | 5 |
• Unclassified arthritis | 4 |
Joint status (66 knee joints tested) | |
• active arthritis | 14 |
• inactive arthritis, history of arthritis | 28 |
• unaffected joints | 24 |
Current treatments | |
• methotrexate | 10 |
• oral corticosteroidssteroids | 5 |
• NSAIDs | 15 |
• untreated | 12 |
Inception cohort N = 8 | |
Gender male: female | 2: 6 |
Median age in years (range) | 10.5 (6.6 - 14.8) |
Median height in cm (range) | 141.8 (116.7 - 163.0) |
Median weight in kg (range) | 35.9 (20.7 - 57.1) |
Handedness right/left/both | 7/0/1 |
JIA disease duration after diagnosis | |
≤1 month | 4 |
>1 month | 4 |
JIA subtypes | |
• Oligoarticular arthritis | 4 |
• Psoriatic arthritis | 1 |
• Enthesitis-related arthritis | 2 |
• Unclassified arthritis | 1 |
Side of affected knee joint right: left | 4: 4 |
Current treatments | |
• NSAID | 3 |
• untreated | 5 |
Controls N = 9, 18 joints tested | |
Gender male: female | 5 4 |
Median age in years (range) | 12.1 (7.3 – 19.3) |
Median height in cm (range) | 156.0 (130.0 - 168.1) |
Median weight in kg (range) | 42.9 (25.2 – 73.1) |
Handedness right/left/both | 7/1/1 |