Table 1 Demographic and disease characteristics of participants and mentors

Participants (total n = 30)

18^a

14

 Age, mean ± SD years

14.11 ± 1.53

14.42 ± 2.04

Grade, mean ± SD

9.11 ± 1.57

9.50 ± 2.21

 Female

17 (94)

14 (100)

 Male

1 (6)

0 (0)

 Polyarthritis (RF positive)

3

3

 Polyarthritis (RF negative)

3

3

 Polyarthritis (RF status unknown)

1

0

 Oligoarthritis

5

5

 Psoriatic Arthritis

6

2

 Juvenile Enthesitis-related Arthritis

0

1

 Systemic Arthritis

0

0

Disease Activity, mean ± SD, range = 0–10^b

1.71 ± 2.81

1.27 ± 1.10

Duration since diagnosis, mean ± SD years; Duration since diagnosis, range

7.86 ± 4.85

7.30 ± 4.78

<1 month–14.16 years

1.25–15.65 years

 Age, mean ± SD years

18.88 ± 1.48

 Female

5 (83)

 Male

1 (17)

 Polyarthritis (RF negative)

3 (50)

 Oligoarthritis

1 (17)

 Psoriatic Arthritis

1 (17)

 Systemic Arthritis

1 (17)

Duration of illness, mean ± SD years

8.52 ± 6.40

Number of mentees, mean ± SD

3.60 ± 2.97

Number of mentees, range

1–8