Table 2

Last 3 months treatment in patients with versus without continuously ID at the 12-month follow-up

Patients on systemic glucocorticoidsPatients on
Low doseHigh dosecsDMARDsbDMARDs
Not continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
Continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
Not continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
Continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
Not continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
Continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
Not continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
Continuously ID for at least 3 months
n (%)
All patients with JIA43 (10.3)14 (5.1)31 (7.4)3 (1.9)282 (67.3)166 (60.1)106 (25.3)34 (12.3)
Persistent oligoarthritis6 (4.0)0 (0.0)4 (2.7)1 (1.0)67 (44.4)31 (31.0)10 (6.6)1 (1.0)
Extended oligoarthritis5 (13.5)2 (8.0)4 (10.8)0 (0.0)31 (83.8)21 (84.0)10 (27.0)2 (8.0)
Polyarthritis RF negative16 (13.9)8 (10.0)13 (11.3)1 (1.3)100 (87.0)72 (90.0)42 (36.5)12 (15.0)
Polyarthritis RF positive3 (60.0)1 (20.0)1 (20.0)0 (0.0)4 (80.0)4 (80.0)3 (60.0)1 (20.0)
Psoriatic arthritis3 (12.0)0 (0.0)3 (12.0)0 (0.0)20 (80.0)8 (88.9)11 (44.0)0 (0.0)
Enthesitis-related arthritis5 (9.4)0 (0.0)3 (5.7)0 (0.0)36 (67.9)14 (66.7)13 (24.5)4 (19.1)
Systemic arthritis4 (44.4)3 (18.8)1 (11.1)1 (6.3)7 (77.8)8 (50.0)7 (77.8)10 (62.5)
Undifferentiated arthritis1 (4.2)0 (0.0)2 (8.3)0 (0.0)17 (70.8)8 (40.0)10 (41.7)4 (20.0)
  • bDMARD, biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; csDMARDs, conventional synthetic DMARD; ID, inactive disease; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor.