TableĀ 1

Paediatric JIA categories reclassified according to the adult classification criteria of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases in individuals with long-term follow-up

Strong correlation between paediatric/adult classificationsPoor correlation between paediatric/adult classifications
Onset (n)Long-term follow-up (n)Onset (n)Long-term follow-up (n)
Syst JIA (39)ASD (36) 92.3%RA (2)
Undiff (1)
RFneg Poly JIA (63)RA (36) 57.1%
AS (2)
USpA (2)
PsA (8)
Undiff(15) 23.8%
RFpos Poly JIA (68)RA (65) 95.6%
AS (1)
PsA (1)
Undiff (1)
Persist Oligo JIA (66)RA (4)
AS (5)
USpA (9) 13.6%EnterA (4)
PsA (5)
Undiff(39) 59.1%
ERA (76)AS (41)
USpA (21) 86.8%
EnterA (4)
PsA (6)
Undiff (4)
Extend Oligo JIA (54)RA (21) 38.9%
AS (2)
USpA (10)18.5% EnterA (1)
PsA (1)
Undiff(19) 35.2%
jPsA (13)PsA (12) 92.3% USpA (1)Undiff (6)RA (3)
AS (1)
EnterA (1)
Undiff (1)
  • AS, ankylosing spondylitis; ASD, adult Still's disease; EnterA: enteropathic arthritis; ERA, Enthesitis-Related Arthritis; jPsA : juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis; Persist/Extend Oligo, persistent/extended oligoarticular JIA; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RFneg Poly JIA, rheumatoid factor negative polyarticular JIA; RFpos Poly JIA, rheumatoid factor positive polyarticular JIA; Syst JIA, systemic JIA; USpA, undifferentiated spondyloarthritis; Undiff, undifferentiated arthritis.