Table 2 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Participants
Characteristic | N = 96 |
|---|---|
Age in years, mean (range) | 17.5 (15.7–20.6) |
Recruitment centre | Â |
Pediatric | 82 (85 %) |
Adult | 14 (15 %) |
Global disease severity (0–10), mean (range) | 1.32 (0–8) |
Sex, n (%) | Â |
Male | 31 (32) |
Female | 65 (68) |
Diagnosis, n (%) Arthritis sub-type | Â |
Enthesitis Related Arthritis | 21 (22) |
Oligo persistent | 15 (16) |
Oligo extended | 8 (8) |
Poly RF negative | 15 (16) |
Poly RF positive | 4 (4) |
Psoriatic | 11 (11) |
Systemic | 11 (11) |
Unclassified | 3 (3) |
Undifferentiated | 2 (1) |
Other | 5 (5) |
Unknown | 1 (1) |