Table 5

Associations between variables collected at patient's last visit, HAQ and JADI

VariablesHAQJADI-AJADI-E
β (95% CI)p Valueβ (95% CI)p Valueβ (95% CI)p Value
ILAR category*
 E. oligoarticular0.3 (0.1 to 0.5)0.006†6.8 (−1.2 to 14.7)0.0940.5 (−0.5 to 1.6)0.335
 RF+ polyarticular0.5 (0.3 to 0.8)<0.001†17.5 (8.1 to 16.8)<0.001†0.5 (−0.8 to 1.7)0.484
 RF-poly articular0.4 (0.1 to 0.6)0.001†8.8 (1.6 to 16.0)0.018†1.1 (0.2 to 2.1)0.022†
 Systemic0.2 (−0.1 to 0.4)0.19312.2 (2.8 to 21.5)0.011†1.0 (−0.3 to 2.3)0.123
 ERA0.2 (−0.0 to 0.4)0.0774.7 (−2.6 to 12.0)0.2080.4 (−0.5 to 1.4)0.363
 PsA0.1 (−0.2 to 0.5)0.480−0.8 (−21.0 to 19.3)0.934−0.2 (−2.6 to 2.2)0.860
 Undiff arthritis0.4 (−0.1 to 1.0)0.130NANANANA
Adult rheumatic disease‡§
 PsA0.2 (−0.1 to 0.5)0.1941.5 (−13.2 to 16.1)0.8440.1 (−1.7 to 1.9)0.913
 RA0.5 (0.3 to 0.7)<0.001†4.4 (−3.6 to 12.4)0.2750.5 (−0.6 to 1.6)0.358
 ASD—systemic persistent−0.6 (−1.0 to −0.2)0.003†NANA−0.8 (−3.1 to 1.4)0.448
 ASD—polyarticular predominantNANA17.2 (2.1 to 32.3)0.026†NANA
 USpA0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3)0.965−1.8 (−12.2 to 8.5)0.729−0.2 (−1.6 to 1.2)0.752
 AS0.3 (0.4 to 0.6)0.024†−0.2 (−10.2 to 9.8)0.9710.5 (−0.9 to 1.8)0.466
 EA−0.0 (−0.5 to 0.4)0.882−3.6 (−19.8 to 12.6)0.663−0.4 (−2.9 to 2.1)0.752
 Age at disease onset‡−0.0 (−0.0 to 0.0)0.767−0.7 (−1.3 to −0.2)0.010†−0.1 (−0.1 to 0.0)0.095
 Disease duration‡0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)<0.001†0.3 (0.1 to 0.5)0.001†0.0 (0.0 to 0.1)0.001†
 Delay in diagnosis‡0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)<0.001†−0.0 (−0.3 to 0.2)0.787−0.0 (−0.1 to 0.0)0.157
 ANA‡0.0 (−0.1 to 0.2)0.7326.0 (−1.2 to 13.3)0.1021.1 (0.1 to 2.1)0.033†
 RF‡0.1 (−0.2 to 0.4)0.606−1.5 (−11.9 to 8.8)0.772−0.2 (−1.8 to 1.3)0.784
 B27‡0.0 (−0.2 to 0.3)0.748−6.6 (−15.2 to 2.0)0.132−0.5 (−1.5 to 0.5)0.286
 ACPA‡0.2 (−0.3 to 0.7)0.398−3.5 (−31.9 to 24.9)0.8044.1×10−15 (−6.1 to 6.1)≈1
Professional activity‡¶
 Unemployed0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3)0.9041.1 (−7.8 to 10.0)0.8111.0 (−0.5 to 2.4)0.178
 Retired due to JIA disability1.0 (0.7 to 1.3)<0.001†29.1 (19.9 to 38.3)<0.001†1.4 (0.2 to 2.6)0.028†
 Years of education‡−0.0 (−0.1 to −0.0)0.001†−0.1 (−0.9 to 0.7)0.795−0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1)0.367
 HAQ Score‡12.5 (10.2 to 14.9)<0.001†1.1 (0.7 to 1.4)<0.001†
 Duration of corticosteroid therapy‡0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)<0.001†0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)0.020†0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)<0.001†
 Exposure to corticosteroids‡0.3 (0.2 to 0.5)<0.001†4.5 (−1.1 to 10.2)0.1121.2 (0.5 to 1.9)0.001†
 Exposure to biological DMARDs‡0.2 (0.0 to 0.3)0.014†6.9 (1.3 to 12.5)0.016†0.6 (−0.1 to 1.3)0.080
 Exposure to synthetic DMARDs‡−0.1 (−0.3 to 0.1)0.394−1.2 (−7.4 to 5.0)0.699−0.1 (−0.9 to 0.8)0.864
  • †p Value <0.05.

  • *Compared to persistent oligoarticular.

  • ‡Adjusted for ILAR category.

  • §Compared to non-classifiable.

  • ¶Compared to employed.

  • ACPA, anticitrullinated protein antibodies; ANAs, antinuclear antibodies; AS, ankylosing spondylitis; ASD, adult Still disease; DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; E. oligoarthritis, extended oligoarthritis; EA, enteropathic arthritis; ERA, enthesitis-related arthritis; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; ILAR, International League of Associations for Rheumatology; JADI, Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor; RF+ polyarthritis, rheumatoid factor negative polyarthritis; RF+ polyarthritis, rheumatoid factor positive polyarthritis; SoJIA, systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Undif arthritis, undifferentiated arthritis; USpA, undifferentiated spondyloarthritis.