Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Survey of adolescents’ needs and parents’ views on sexual health in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Patients (N = 76) | Parents (N = 43) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 25.6 (7.2) | 54.3 (5.6) |
Female gender, n (%) | 57 (75.0) | 38 (88.4) |
Current family situation, n (%) | ||
Single | 27 (36.5) | 2 (4.7) |
With a partner | 46 (62.2) | 32 (74.4) |
Separated/divorced | 1 (1.4) | 9 (20.9) |
Educational level, n (%) | ||
Primary and secondary school | 8 (10.8) | 19 (44.2) |
Higher-education level | 66 (89.2) | 24 (55.8) |
Parents separated during their adolescence, n (%) | 21 (30.4) | - |
Age of the patients at JIA onset (years), mean (SD) | 7.8 (5.0) | 7.2 (5.2) |
Age of the patients at JIA diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 8.9 (5.0) | 8.4 (5.4) |
Patients’ JIA subtype, n (%) | ||
oJIA | 3 (4.0) | 7 (16.3) |
pJIA | 32 (42.7) | 13 (30.2) |
ERA | 13 (17.3) | 5 (11.6) |
sJIA | 15 (20.0) | 6 (14.0) |
psoJIA | 4 (5.3) | 4 (9.3) |
undJIA | 6 (8.0) | 3 (7.0) |
unknown | 2 (2.7) | 5 (11.6) |
Patients belonging to a patient association, n (%) | 15 (19.7) | 15 (35.7) |