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Table 1 Demographic data and PV B19 serostatus of the disease subgroups and the corresponding age-related control subgroups

From: Seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 IgG in children affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Classification

Disease subgroupsa

Age-matched control groups

 

n

Female (%)

Mean age (years)b

Age range (years)b

B19 IgG+ (n [%])

P c

Subgroup

n

Female (%)

Mean age (years)b

Age range (years)b

B19 IgG+ (n [%])

EOPA

67

76.1

4.5

1.3–15.0

21 (31.3)

<0.05

1

36

38.9

5.5

0.8–9.3

17 (47.2)

Systemic arthritis (Still's disease)

8

100

6.7

4.8–11.1

5 (62.5)

NS

      

Eye disease, rheumatoid (iridocyclitis)

6

83.3

7.3

3.8–11.1

2 (33.3)

NS

      

Reactive arthritis

38

31.6

7.5

1.8–16.2

15 (39.5)

<0.05

2

30

50.0

8.9

1.5–15.8

19 (63.3)

Other arthritis (unclassified)

28

50

8.8

1.0–15.1

16 (57.1)

NS

      

Arthralgias

85

48.2

9.3

2.3–16.5

53 (62.4)

NS

      

Polyarthritis (RF+ and RF-)

19

78.9

9.7

2.6–15.7

11 (57.9)

NS

      

Lyme arthritis

37

43.2

10.2

2.8–15.5

25 (67.6)

NS

3

80

41.3

11.2

1.9–18.3

52 (65.0)

Other oligoarthritis (non-EOPA JIA)

13

38.5

10.6

4.8–18.8

7 (53.9)

NS

      

Psoriatic arthritis

11

63.6

10.7

1.3–15.0

7 (63.6)

NS

      

CRMO

12

66.7

11.5

6.8–15.3

6 (50.0)

NS

      

EAA

54

61.1

11.6

1.9–18.3

39 (72.2)

NS

      

SLE

4

100

13.0

9.7–15.9

4 (100)

NS

      
  1. aSubgroups ordered by mean age. bAge when serum sample used for parvovirus (PV) B19 testing was drawn. cComparison of disease subgroup with age-matched control group. CRMO, Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis; EAA, Enthesitis associated arthritis; EOPA, Early-onset pauciarticular arthritis; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; NS, not significant; RF, rheumatoid factor; SLE, System ic lupus erythematosus.