… A similar, albeit not statistically significant (21 % versus 11 %, P = 0.150) increase in the
Bacteroides genus was also observed in the feces of a cohort of 25 children with enthesitis-…

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether there are any differences in genetic, autoimmune, or
clinical features between type 1 diabetes presenting in childhood and that diagnosed later. …

… A two-tailed P value of 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance. All the
statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS statistical software package (SPSS Inc., …

… in both panels A and C were significant; p<0.0001 and p=0.002, respectively. Error bars …
p=0.003). Drug survival rates were higher for TNF than for methotrexate (p=0.001) or COMBO (p…

… p Values between groups were calculated by the permutation test with Monte-Carlo
estimates. Differences in drug withdrawal between the groups were estimated by the Wilcoxon-…

… (83.3 vs 85.7%, p = 0.98), and there was no significant difference in the IA-2A levels between
those carrying the DR2 allele and the others (3.2 vs 44.2 RU; p = 0.23). The frequencies of …

… (P = 0.01). Autoantibody-negative subjects needed less exogenous insulin at 6 and 18 (P =
0.01) and at 24 months (P < … in clinical remission at 18 months (P < 0.001). We conclude that …

Background To our knowledge, the characteristics and burden of childhood arthritis have
never been studied on a worldwide basis. We aimed to investigate, with a cross-sectional study…

… (P = 0.004), and the average enterovirus antibody levels were also higher in the case children
(P … children had an infection in that time interval (P = 0.003). There was no difference in the …

OBJECTIVE As data on the predictive characteristics of diabetes-associated autoantibodies
for type 1 diabetes in the general population are scarce, we assessed the predictive …