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Table 2 Case characteristics

From: Feasibility and reliability of the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada sacroiliac joint inflammation score in children

 

Number

Frequency (%)/median (IQR)

Age (years)

45

14.9 (12.7–16.5)

Sex-male

45

29 (64.4%)

HLA-B27+

39

25 (64.1%)

Race

39

 

 Caucasian

 

32 (82.1%)

 African American

 

5 (12.8%)

 Other

 

2 (5.1%)

Active joint count

36

0 (0–1)

Tender enthesis count

36

0 (0–5)

Patient-reported paina (VAS; range 0–10)

32

3.8 (1–6)

Patient-reported disease activity (VAS; range 0–10)

31

3 (0.5–5.1)

Physician global disease activity (VAS; range 0–10)

31

3 (2–4)

CRP (≥1.0 mg/dL)

28

17 (60.7%)

ESR (≥21 mm/h)

29

12 (41.4%)

  1. There were 45 unique cases assessed in the two reading exercises
  2. VAS visual analogue scale, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  3. aGeneral pain recorded on a visual analogue scale