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Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic and disease related characteristics of the SEPIA study population and the GGP

From: Education and employment in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis – a standardized comparison to the German general population

 

SEPIA

study population

German general populationa

Total

N = 2183

nmissing

N = 11,799

nmissing

Sex

 Female

60.8% (n = 1327)

0

50.8% (n = 6065)

0

Age (years)

 Mean (± SDb)

34.4 (± 10.8)

0

46.9 (± 11.2)

10

 Median (Range)

32.0 (20.0 – 73.0)

 

47.9 (20.3 – 67.5)

Current intake of anti-rheumatic drugs

49.0% (n = 1068)

0

N.a.c

 

Disability cardholder

37.3% (n = 815)

0

N.a.c

 

Disease durationd

 Mean (± SDb)

 Median (Range)

22.8 (± 11.6)

20.0 (1.0 - 60.0)

0

N.a.c

 
  1. aNEPS Data
  2. bSD = Standard Deviation
  3. cN.a. = Not available
  4. dDisease duration approximated by the date of the 1st admission to the GCPAR