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Table 2 Drop-out rate of YP and the presence ITP after transfer to adult rheumatology clinic and adolescent JIA clinic

From: Successful implementation of a clinical transition pathway for adolescents with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

 

YP transferred to the adult clinic

N = 78

YP transferred to the adolescent JIA clinic

N = 76

p-value

Drop-out rate after 1 year (% / N)

5.1% (4 of 78)

1.3% (1 of 76)

0.18

Drop-out rate after 2 years (% / N)

6.7% (5 of 74) #

2.7% (2 of 75)

0.51

Drop-out rate after 3 years (% / N)

5.7% (4 of 69) #

0% (0 of 73)

0.10

Total drop-out rate (1–3 years after transfer)

16.6% (13 of 78)

3.9% (3 of 76)

 

Presence of ITP at transfer (%)

55%

94%

< 0.01*

  1. Abbreviations: YP Young People, JIA Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis *: P-value < 0.05 was considered statically significant #: drop-out rate for year 2 and year 3: the number of remaining patients in care were taken as the total number of patients in that year of follow up
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Pediatric Rheumatology

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