Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics at the time of biopsy
ILAR subtype | JIA patient study ID | M/F | Disease duration (months) | No. of swollen joints | VAS* pain (parent) | VAS* global physician | WCC* | Hb* | ESR* | CRP* (mg/l) | PC* | ANA* | RF (+/−) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oligoarticular (n = 7) | 1 | F | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 407 | 0 | - |
| Â | 2 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 415 | 0 | - |
| Â | 3 | F | 6 | 3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 12.1 | 11 | 10 | 5.7 | 453 | 0 | - |
| Â | 4 | F | 10 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 4 | 4 | 315 | 0 | - |
| Â | 5 | F | 5 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 37 | 26 | 407 | 80 | - |
| Â | 6 | M | 20 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 14.1 | 5 | 0 | 249 | 0 | - |
| Â | 7 | F | 4 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 62 | 66.5 | 460 | 0 | - |
| Â | Mean values | 7.6 | 2 | 3.2 | 2 | 9.4 | 11 | 19.6 | 14.6 | 386.6 | 11.4 | Â | |
Polyarticular (n = 8) | 8 | F | 2 | 24 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 38 | 27.5 | 570 | 160 | - |
| Â | 9 | F | 2 | 9 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 22 | 36.1 | 232 | 0 | - |
| Â | 10 | F | 2 | 24 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 30 | 67.3 | 601 | 0 | - |
| Â | 11 | F | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 26 | 32.1 | 446 | 80 | - |
| Â | 12 | F | 1 | 2 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 96 | 47.4 | 522 | ND | - |
| Â | 13 | F | 4 | 15 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 110 | 72 | 578 | 0 | - |
| Â | 14 | M | 10 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 10.27 | 11 | 20 | 5.4 | 314 | 40 | + |
| Â | 15 | F | 5 | 25 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 138 | 181 | 401 | 80 | + |
| Â | Mean values | 3.5 | 13.6 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 60 | 58.6 | 458 | 51.4 | Â | |
| Â | t-test p value | ns | ns | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.056 | 0.049 | 0.029 | 0.03 | 0.12 | - | - | |