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Table 2 Description of participants’ age, gender, JIA categories, and treatment. Treatment is described at 12 months

From: Benefits of a Juvenile Arthritis Support Program (JASP-1) for children recently diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and their parents

Demographics

JASP-1, n = 56

Control group, n = 26

Age range at diagnose (median)

1–16 (10)

1–16 (9.5)

Gender

% (n)

% (n)

  Female

64.3 (36)

76.9 (20)

  Male

35.7 (20)

23.1 (6)

JIA categories

  Polyarthritis RF pos

10.7 (6)

3.8 (1)

  Polyarthritis RF neg

19.6 (11)

19.2 (5)

  Oligoarthritis

35.7 (20)

30.8 (8)

  Psoriatic arthritis

3.6 (2)

3.8 (1)

  Enthesitis-related arthritis

12.5 (7)

0

  Undifferentiated arthritis

10 (17.9)

34.6 (9)

Treatment at 12 months

  No treatment*

21.4 (12)

19.2 (5)

  Methotrexate (MTX)

25 (14)

30.8 (8)

  Biologic

8.9 (5)

11.5 (3)

  MTX and biologic

44.6 (25)

38.5 (10)

  1. * The “No treatment” was agreed upon between the MD and the patient/parent’s and indicates that no active disease was observed