Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 21 patients CORA at diagnosis
From: Childhood-onset rheumatoid arthritis at a tertiary hospital in Senegal, West Africa
Variable | Number (%) | Mean (± SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Female | 18 (85.7) | ||
Male | 3 (14.3) | ||
Age (years) | |||
Age at symptom onset | 13.04 (± 3.0) | 6–17 | |
Age at diagnosis (presentation) | 16.4 (± 4.2) | 7–25 | |
Articular symptoms | |||
Morning stiffness | 20 (95.2) | ||
Joint pain | 21 (100) | ||
Joint swelling | 15 (71.4) | ||
Joint deformities | 12 (57.1) | ||
Extra-articular symptoms | |||
Rheumatoid nodules | 5 (23.8) | ||
Interstitial lung disease | 2 (9.5) | ||
Family history of RA | 4 (19.04) | ||
CHAQ/HAQ score | 1.89 ± 0.92 | 0.5-3 | |