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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of participants in the Nordic JIA cohort at the 17-year follow-up visit

From: Complement lectin pathway protein levels reflect disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a longitudinal study of the Nordic JIA cohort

 

Total cohort

N = 293

Females, n (%)

208 (71.0)

Age at onset, y*

6.5 ± 4.1

Age at follow-up, y*

23.7 ± 4.4

Disease duration, y*

17.2 ± 1.7

ANA positive, n (%)

89 (30.4)

HLA-B27 positive, n (%)

66 (22.5)

CRP > 10 mg/L, n (%)

16 (5.4)

ESR > 20 mm/h, n (%)

18 (6.1)

Active joint count, median (IQR)

0 (0–0)

Cumulative joints, median (IQR)

8(4–15)

JADAS71 ≤ 1, n (%)

126 (43.0)

Systemic JIA

13 (4.4%)

Oligoarticular persistent

66 (22.5%)

Oligoarticular extended

55 (18.8%)

Polyarticular RF negative

53 (18.1%)

Polyarticular RF positive

5 (1.7%)

Psoriatic

19 (6.5%)

Enthesitis-related arthritis

33 (11.3%)

Undifferentiated

49 (16.7%)

  1. y* mean in years ±SD, ANA antinuclear antibodies, HLA-B27 human leucocyte antigen B27, CRP C-Reactive Protein, ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, IQR 1st-3rd interquartile range, JADAS71 juvenile arthritis disease activity score of 71 joints, RF rheumatoid factor