PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Stephanie J.W. Shoop-Worrall
AU  - Louisa Moull
AU  - Janet E. McDonagh
AU  - Kimme L. Hyrich
TI  - The Role of Age in Delays to Rheumatological Care in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.211316
DP  - 2022 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1037--1041
VI  - 49
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/49/9/1037.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/49/9/1037.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2022 Sep 01; 49
AB  - Objective To investigate the relationship between age and symptom duration at initial presentation to pediatric rheumatology for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).Methods In children and young people (CYP) enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study prior to March 2018, an association between age at presentation (< 5, 5–11, and > 11 yrs) and symptom duration was tested by multivariable linear regression.Results In 1577 CYP, 5- to 11-year-olds took 3.2 months longer and > 11-year-olds 6.9 months longer to reach pediatric rheumatology than < 5-year-olds.Conclusion Adolescents take longer to reach pediatric rheumatology, potentially affecting their longer-term outcomes given the window of opportunity for JIA treatment.