Parameter | Value | Frequency/mean | Percentage/SD |
Age | Range = 9 months; 20.00 years | 9.94 | 4.92 |
Gender | Male | 37 | 47.4 |
Female | 41 | 52.6 | |
Age at diagnosis | Range = 6 months; 16.00 years | 7.44 | 4.52 |
Weight at diagnosis | Range = 6.60; 63.00 Kg | 28.85 | 16.44 |
Height at diagnosis | Range = 63; 167 cm | 119.76 | 27.23 |
Disease duration | Range = 2 months; 15.00 years | 2.93 | 2.70 |
Diagnosis | Systemic | 26 | 33.3 |
Polyarticular RF+ | 5 | 6.4 | |
Polyarticular RF− | 21 | 26.9 | |
Oligoarticular | 24 | 30.8 | |
Extended Oligoarticular | 2 | 2.6 | |
Treatment | NSAIDs | 34 | 43.6 |
Methotrexate | 50 | 64.1 | |
Prednisolone | 26 | 33.3 | |
Biological | 37 | 47.4 | |
ANA | Negative (<1:40) | 46 | 59.0 |
Mild positive (1:40 - 1:160) | 22 | 28.2 | |
Moderately positive (1:320 - 1:640) | 6 | 7.7 | |
Strongly positive (>1:640) | 4 | 5.1 | |
Rheumatoid Factor | Negative | 72 | 92.3 |
Positive | 6 | 7.7 | |
Uveitis |
| 7 | 9.0 |