Parameter/Value	Height-for-age					Weight-for-age
	Regression		No regression		p-value	Regression		No regression		p-value
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	p-value	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	p-value
Gender
Male	16	50.0	16	50.0	0.558	19	59.4	13	40.6	0.376
Female	20	57.1	15	42.9	0.558	17	48.6	18	51.4	0.376
Age at diagnosis (mean, SD; years)	6.69	4.02	8.54	4.88	0.093*	7.01	4.15	8.17	4.88	0.298
Disease duration (mean, SD; years)	3.31	2.21	1.97	1.28	0.004*	3.20	2.10	2.10	1.57	0.020*
Diagnosis
Systemic	13	52.0	12	48.0	0.529	12	48.0	13	52.0	0.331
Polyarticular RF+	1	20.0	4	80.0		1	20.0	4	80.0
Polyarticular RF−	11	64.7	6	35.3		12	70.6	5	29.4
Oligoarticular	10	55.6	8	44.4		10	55.6	8	44.4
Exd. oligoarticular	1	50.0	1	50.0		1	50.0	1	50.0
NSAIDs
No	19	48.7	20	51.3	0.331	21	53.8	18	46.2	0.982
Yes	17	60.7	11	39.3	0.331	15	53.6	13	46.4	0.982
Methotrexate
No	13	56.5	10	43.5	0.740	12	52.2	11	47.8	0.853
Yes	23	52.3	21	47.7	0.740	24	54.5	20	45.5	0.853
Prednisolone
No	21	50.0	21	50.0	0.427	19	45.2	23	54.8	0.071
Yes	15	60.0	10	40.0	0.427	17	68.0	8	32.0	0.071
Biological treatments
No	19	57.6	14	42.4	0.534	19	57.6	14	42.4	0.534
Yes	17	50.0	17	50.0	0.534	17	50.0	17	50.0	0.534
ANA titer
Negative	22	62.9	13	37.1	0.305	17	48.6	18	51.4	0.788
Mild positive	11	50.0	11	50.0		13	59.1	9	40.9
Moderate positive	2	33.3	4	66.7		4	66.7	2	33.3
Strong positive	1	25.0	3	75.0		2	50.0	2	50.0
Rheumatoid factor
Negative	35	56.5	27	43.5	0.174^§	35	56.5	27	43.5	0.174^§
Positive	1	20.0	4	80.0	0.174^§	1	20.0	4	80.0	0.174^§
Uveitis
No	34	56.7	26	43.3	0.236^§	33	55.0	27	45.0	0.696^§
Yes	2	28.6	5	71.4	0.236^§	3	42.9	4	57.1	0.696^§