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Table 7 Demographic Features and Frequency of Uveitis

From: Epidemiology and demographics of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Africa and Middle East

 

Northern Europe

(n = 845)

Western Europe

(n = 832)

Southern Europe

(n = 2400)

Eastern Europe

(n = 2044)

North America

(n = 523)

Latin America

(n = 849)

Africa and Middle East

(n = 1209)

Southeast Asia

(n = 379)

Girls

593 (70.2%)

538 (64.7%)

1763 (73.5%)

1303 (63.7%)

374 (71.5%)

550 (64.8%)

745 (61.6%)

164 (43.3%)

Boys

252 (29.8%)

294 (35.3%)

637 (26.5%)

741 (36.3%)

149 (28.5%)

299 (35.2%)

463 (38.3%)

215 (56.7%)

Age at onset (years)

4.7 (2.2 – 9.4)

6.4 (2.7 – 10.4)

3.5 (1.9 – 7.3)

6.7 (3.0 – 10.7)

7.4 (3.1 – 10.9)

6.8 (3.6 – 10.5)

6.0 (2.9 – 9.8)

7.0 (3.9 – 10.7)

Interval onset-referral (years)

0.3 (0.1 – 0.8)

0.4 (0.2 – 1.0)

0.3 (0.1 – 0.9)

0.3 (0.1 – 1.0)

0.3 (0.1 – 0.8)

0.4 (0.2 – 1.0)

0.4 (0.2 – 1.5)

0.6 (0.2 – 2.0)

Disease duration (years)

5.0 (2.5 – 8.4)

3.8 (1.8 – 6.7)

4.4 (1.9 – 7.7)

3.4 (1.6 – 6.2)

4.4 (1.9 – 8.0)

4.6 (2.1 – 7.3)

2.8 (1.2 – 5.4)

3.9 (1.9 – 6.7)

Uveitis

161 (19.1%)

94 (11.3%)

450 (18.8%)

183 (9.0%)

59 (11.3%)

54 (6.4%)

71 (5.9%)

19 (5.0%)

  1. Data are n(%) or median (IQR)
  2. Reprinted from Lancet Child Adolesc Health; 2019 3 (4) :255-63. Reproduced with permission from copyright holder.