Table 1 Baseline clinical and laboratory data of patients with Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and control group

Age, years

7.5 (5–16)

7.7 (5–16)

>0.05^a

Gender (M/F)

35/65

39/61

>0.05^b

 Systemic

23 (23%)

-

-

 Polyarticular

31 (31%)

-

-

 Oligoarticular

46 (46%)

Age at onset of JIA (years)

6.7 ± 1.4

-

-

 NSAIDS % alone

16 (16%)

-

-

 NSAIDS, MTX

29 (29%)

-

-

 NSAIDS, steroids

28 (28%)

 NSAIDS, MTX, steroids

24 (24%)

 NSAIDS, MTX, biologic

3 (3%)