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Table 3 (abstract O18). Baseline characteristics analysed as predictors of disability eight years after disease onset

From: Proceedings of the 24th Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Congress: Part one

Clinical Characteristics

N

CHAQ/HAQ =0

CHAQ/HAQ >0

OR (95%CI)

p

Cumulative active joint count

352

3 (1-6)

5 (2-9)

1.1 (1.0-1.1)

0.001

Physician GA, VAS

210

1.0 (0.3-2.0)

2.0 (0.7-4.3)

2.5 (1.5-4.0)

< 0.001

Symmetric wrist arthritis, n (%)

351

28 (50.0)

28 (50.0)

2.5 (1.4-4.5)

0.002

Symmetric finger arthritis, n (%)*

351

20 (39.2)

31 (60.8)

4.2 (2.3-7.8)

< 0.001

Symmetric ankle arthritis, n (%)

351

50 (57.5)

37 (42.5)

1.9 (1.1-3.1)

0.02

CHAQ- score at baseline

239

0.1 (0.0-0.9)

0.6 (0.0-1.4)

2.0 (1.4-3.0)

0.001

Patient/parent GA, VAS

234

0.7 (0.0-2.3)

2.0 (1.0-4.0)

2.3 (1.5-3.6)

< 0.001

Pain VAS

231

0.7 (0.0-2.3)

2.7 (1.0-5.0)

3.2 (2.0-5.0)

< 0.001

Morning stiffness > 15 min, n (%)

276

41 (41.4)

58 (58.6)

5.2 (3.0-8.9)

<0.001

  1. Values are the median (IQR) unless otherwise indicated; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. * Symmetric finger arthritis: bilateral arthritis in 1 or more of the 14 finger joints; GA, global assessment; VAS, visual analogue scale range 0-10