From: Physical activity in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis compared to controls
JIA (n = 76) | Controls (n = 131) | 95 % CI lower | 95 % CI upper | P | |
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Gender, boys (%) | 26 (34 %) | 49 (37 %) | |||
Age, years | 10.0 ± 1.4 | 10.4 ± 1.2 | −0.75 | −0.02 | 0.04 |
Weight, kg | 35.6 ± 9.0 | 38.5 ± 9.1 | −5.47 | −0.34 | 0.03 |
Height, cm | 143.3 ± 10.1 | 148.5 ± 9.7 | −7.93 | −2.31 | <0.01 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 17.1 ± 2.9 | 17.3 ± 2.6 | −0.89 | 0.64 | 0.75 |
Physical activity | |||||
• Physical activity level (per day) | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | −0.25 | −0.14 | <0.01 |
• Time spent in MVPA (hours/day) | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 2.1 ± 1.2 | −1.02 | −0.47 | <0.01 |
• Sedentary time (hours/day) | 19.3 ± 1.3 | 18.2 ± 1.3 | 0.69 | 1.43 | <0.01 |
Total days per week meeting public health recommendations | 3.9 ± 1.7 | 4.9 ± 1.6 | −1.45 | −0.54 | <0.01 |
Time since diagnosis (years) | 3.6 ± 2.7 | ||||
Disease activity | |||||
VAS physicians global assessment (cm) | 0.3 (0–0.9) | ||||
Number of active joints | 1.0 (0–1.0) | ||||
Upper extremity | 0 (0–0) | ||||
Lower extremity | 1.0 (0–1.0) | ||||
Number of limited joints | 1.0 (0–2.0) | ||||
Functional ability (CHAQ) | 0.3 (0.1–0.8) | ||||
VAS pain (cm) | 1.5 (0.2–3.9) | ||||
VAS well-being (cm) | 0.8 (0.2–2.6) |