Table 1: Patient demographics.
Number of samples analyzed |
patients oligoarticular
arthritis [n] 10 |
patients systemic arthritis [n]
10 |
controls [n] 25 |
Age at enrolment [median (range) years] |
13.4 (0-26) |
12.2 (4 -17) |
22.5 (19-30) |
Age at onset [median (range) years] |
4.3 (0-12) |
3.1 (2-10) |
|
Disease duration [median (range) years] |
4.7 (1-11) |
6.1 (4-10) |
|
Disease activity (Steinbrocker) |
|
|
|
I [n] |
2 |
4 |
|
II [n] |
7 |
6 |
|
III [n] |
1 |
0 |
|
Leukocytes (/nl) |
7.02 (5.23-8.95) |
1.98 (0.83-3.28) |
7.36 (5.57-12.9) |
ESR (mm/h) |
10,5 (2-32) |
13.5 (3-35) |
|
CRP (mg/l) |
0.57 (0.24-4.5) |
3.5 (1-9) |
|
IL-2R (U/ml) |
355.5 (212-572) |
426 (328-822) |
|
CH-50 (U/ml) |
55.5 (48-60) |
55.5 (53-58) |
|
Male/female |
3:7 |
4:6 |
12:13 |
HLA B27 positive |
0 |
0 |
|
ANA positive |
5 |
0 |
|
Patients on |
|
|
|
DMARDS |
2 |
2 |
|
NSAIDS |
8 |
6 |
|
Steroids |
0 |
2 |
|