N | % | N | % | P value | |
Female | 236 | 71.5 | 98 | 72.6 | 0.81 |
Race | 0.81 | ||||
White or Caucasian | 293 | 88.8 | 117 | 86.7 | |
Black or African American | 21 | 6.4 | 9 | 6.7 | |
Other | 12 | 3.6 | 7 | 5.2 | |
Unknown | 4 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.5 | |
JIA subtype | 0.03 | ||||
Poly RF− | 118 | 35.8 | 61 | 45.2 | |
Poly RF+ | 26 | 7.9 | 15 | 11.1 | |
Oligo | 105 | 31.8 | 26 | 19.3 | |
Other | 81 | 24.5 | 33 | 24.4 | |
Insurance | 0.83 | ||||
Public | 82 | 24.8 | 33 | 24.4 | |
Private | 222 | 67.3 | 89 | 65.9 | |
Other | 26 | 7.9 | 13 | 9.6 | |
Morning stiffness | 0.002 | ||||
None | 65 | 19.7 | 16 | 11.9 | |
15 min | 35 | 10.6 | 12 | 8.9 | |
>15 min | 116 | 35.2 | 73 | 54.1 | |
Unknown | 114 | 34.5 | 34 | 25.2 | |
Uveitis ever | 0.96 | ||||
No | 143 | 43.3 | 57 | 42.2 | |
Yes | 10 | 3.0 | 4 | 3.0 | |
Unknown | 177 | 53.6 | 74 | 54.8 | |
Elevated C reactive protein | 43 | 13.0 | 38 | 28.1 | <0.0001 |
Rheumatoid factor—positive | 18 | 5.5 | 18 | 13.3 | 0.004 |
Antinuclear antibodies—positive | 33 | 10.0 | 21 | 15.6 | 0.09 |
HLA-B27—present | 13 | 3.9 | 10 | 7.4 | 0.12 |
Previous treatment with NSAID | 252 | 76.4 | 79 | 58.5 | 0.0001 |
Previous treatment with prednisone | 20 | 6.1 | 13 | 9.6 | 0.17 |
*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.