N % N % P value
 Female23671.59872.60.81
 Race0.81
 White or Caucasian29388.811786.7
 Black or African American216.496.7
 Other123.675.2
 Unknown41.221.5
 JIA subtype0.03
 Poly RF−11835.86145.2
 Poly RF+267.91511.1
 Oligo10531.82619.3
 Other8124.53324.4
 Insurance0.83
 Public8224.83324.4
 Private22267.38965.9
 Other267.9139.6
 Morning stiffness0.002
 None6519.71611.9
 15 min3510.6128.9
 >15 min11635.27354.1
 Unknown11434.53425.2
 Uveitis ever0.96
 No14343.35742.2
 Yes103.043.0
 Unknown17753.67454.8
 Elevated C reactive protein4313.03828.1<0.0001
 Rheumatoid factor—positive185.51813.30.004
 Antinuclear antibodies—positive3310.02115.60.09
 HLA-B27—present133.9107.40.12
 Previous treatment with NSAID25276.47958.50.0001
 Previous treatment with prednisone206.1139.60.17
  • *P values of χ2 for categorical variables and Student t-test for continuous variables.

  • HLA-B27, Human leukocyte antigen B27; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; RF, rheumatoid factor.