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Table 5 Correlation between the age of menarche, disease parameters, and the cumulative doses of steroid

From: Ovarian dysfunction in adolescent girls with autoimmune rheumatic diseases

 

JSLE

JIA

JDM

Age of menarche

r

p-value

r

p-value

r

p-value

Disease duration

-0.383

0.087

-0.041

0.854

-0.723

0.043*

Disease activity index

0.373

0.106

-0.257

0.324

-0.744

0.034*

Onset of puberty

0.847

< 0.001*

0.955

< 0.001*

0.710

0.049*

Cumulative dose of steroid

0.175

0.447

0.145

0.531

-0.579

0.132

  1. Disease activity SLEDAI-2 K (for JSLE), JADAS-10 (for JIA), MYOCAT (for JDM)
  2. * P values < 0.05 is considered statistically significant