Table 1.

Patient demographic data.

Total no. of subjects31
Boys/girls14/17
Age at followup, yrs, mean (range)16.4 (6–25)
Disease duration at followup, yrs, mean (range)8.8 (2.5–22)
Disease features at initial measurement, n (%)
  Active systemic features29 (94)
  Active arthritis30 (97)
Disease features at followup, n (%)
  Active systemic features7 (23)
  Active arthritis17 (55)
Medications at followup (no. patients)
  NSAID (total users)26
  NSAID only9
Any immunomodulatory medication17
  Prednisone8
  Methotrexate9
  Cyclosporine2
  TNF inhibitors3
  None5
  • NSAID: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug.