Table 2.

PedsQL Generic Core Scales in polyarticular JIA: comparison to a healthy control population15. Healthy control data derived from a mail survey of new enrollees in California’s Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Polyarticular JIAHealthy ControlsComparison, Difference (95% CI)
NMean (SD)NMean (SD)
Child self-report
  Total score5582.54 (12.34)507983.91 (12.47)−1.37 (−4.72, 1.98)
  Physical health5582.27 (17.40)507087.77 (13.21)−5.50 (−10.22, −0.78)
  Psychosocial health5582.77 (14.48)507081.83 (13.97)0.94 (−2.99, 4.87)
    Emotional functioning5581.14 (16.85)506879.21 (18.02)1.93 (−2.65, 6.51)
    Social functioning5590.55 (13.39)505684.97 (16.71)5.58 (1.93, 9.23)
    School functioning5577.18 (19.76)502681.31 (16.09)−4.13 (−9.49, 1.23)
Parent/proxy report
  Total score5682.23 (16.74)871382.29 (15.55)−0.06 (−4.55, 4.34)
  Physical health5582.06 (18.10)869684.08 (19.70)−2.02 (−6.93, 2.89)
  Psychosocial health5582.13 (17.99)871481.24 (15.34)0.94 (−3.89, 5.77)
    Emotional functioning5581.41 (20.18)869281.20 (16.40)0.21 (−5.26, 5.68)
    Social functioning5588.80 (15.05)869083.05 (19.66)4.35 (−10.10, 1.40)
    School functioning5478.70 (21.01)728778.27 (19.64)1.07 (−4.65, 6.79)