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Table 2 Markers of disease activity

From: Lipoprotein cholesterol fractions are related to markers of inflammation in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross sectional study

Number of inflamed joints (0–27)

Mean 1.17 (SD 2.26) Median 0.0 (Range 0–24)

Physician global VAS (0–10)

Mean 1.13 (SD 1.28) Median 1.00 (Range 0–6.5)

Patient/parent global VAS (0–10)

Mean 1.67 (SD 2.05) Median 0.8 (Range 0–10)

ESR (mm/h)

Mean 10.4 (SD 7.8) Median 9.0 (Range 1–58)

Truncated ESR (tESR) (mm/h)

Mean 0.08 (SD 0.40) Median 0.00 (Range 0–3,8)

CRP (mg/l)

Mean 1.98 (SD 3.64) Median 0.61 (Range 0.16–31.0)

JADAS27 (0–57) a

Mean 4.2 (SD 4.1) Median 3.2 (Range 0–21)

MRP8/14 (μg/ml)

Mean 1.34 (SD 1.22) Median 1.03 (Range 0.18–13.75)

Tendinitis and/or entesitis

47 (22.4 %)

  1. Summary statistics: Number with percentage in brackets, mean with SD in brackets, and median with range in brackets
  2. aJADAS27 (0–57) (169 patients): a composite score of: number of joints with active disease (max 27), Physician global VAS, patient/parent global VAS and truncated ESR (tESR)
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Pediatric Rheumatology

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