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Table 2 Characteristics of children with uveitis

From: Epidemiology of pediatric uveitis and associated systemic diseases

Characteristics

N (%)

Sex

 Male

81 (52.3)

 Female

74 (47.7)

Median age at uveitis diagnosis, y (IQR)

13 (9.5–16.0)

Type

 Unilateral

80 (51.6)

 Bilateral

75 (48.4)

Location

 Anterior

80 (51.6)

 Intermediate

10 (6.5)

 Posterior

3 (1.9)

 Panuveitis

41 (26.5)

 Unknown

21 (13.5)

Treatment

 Topical steroid

155 (100.0)

 Systemic steroid

78 (50.3)

 Synthetic DMARDs

48 (31.0)

 Biological DMARDs

12 (7.7)

Ocular complications

60 (38.7)

  1. y years, IQR interquartile range, DMARDs disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs