| Factor | Value | Complete or partial remission | No remission | p-value | ||
| F/Mean | %/SD | F/Mean | %/SD | |||
| Age | (years) | 11.54 | 4.37 | 13.11 | 5.13 | 0.371 |
| Age at diagnosis | (years) | 6.72 | 4.23 | 9.22 | 5.50 | 0.151 |
| Disease duration | (years) | 3.24 | 2.67 | 3.33 | 2.12 | 0.925 |
| Gender | Male | 11 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.038* |
| Female | 18 | 66.7 | 9 | 33.3 | ||
| Diagnosis | Systemic | 6 | 66.7 | 3 | 33.3 | 0.010* |
| Poly RF+ | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 | ||
| Poly RF− | 10 | 83.3 | 2 | 16.7 | ||
| Oligoarticular | 10 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Other | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Methotrexate | Yes | 25 | 80.6 | 6 | 19.4 | 0.322 |
| No | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.9 | ||
| Steroids | Yes | 13 | 68.4 | 6 | 31.6 | 0.447 |
| No | 16 | 84.2 | 3 | 15.8 | ||
| NSAIDS | Yes | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 28.6 | 1.000 |
| No | 24 | 77.4 | 7 | 22.6 | ||
| ANA | Positive | 17 | 77.3 | 5 | 22.7 | 1.000 |
| Negative | 12 | 75.0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| RF | Positive | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 50.0 | .086 |
| Negative | 23 | 82.1 | 5 | 17.9 | ||
| Anti-CCP | Positive | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 | .024* |
| Negative | 16 | 88.9 | 2 | 11.1 | ||
| Uveitis | Yes | 8 | 72.7 | 3 | 27.3 | 1.000 |
| No | 21 | 77.8 | 6 | 22.2 | ||