21-Numbered Circle VAS, n = 471 | 10-cm Horizontal Line VAS, n = 397 | |||||||||
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N | Mean (SD) | Median | Lower Quartile | Upper Quartile | N | Mean (SD) | Median | Lower Quartile | Upper Quartile | |
Physician Global, cm* | 437 | 2.5 (3.1) | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 389 | 2.9 (3.3) | 1.5 | 0 | 5.6 |
Parent Global, cm* | 453 | 2.4 (2.7) | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 382 | 2.0 (2.5) | 0.7 | 0 | 3.4 |
Parent Pain, cm* | 454 | 2.2 (2.8) | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 380 | 1.9 (2.5) | 0.9 | 0 | 3.0 |
JAFS score** | 460 | 2.3 (4.1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
CHAQ score*** | — | — | — | — | — | 391 | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Swollen joint count | 444 | 1.7 (3.7) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 397 | 2.6 (5.0) | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Tender joint count | 444 | 2.3 (5.0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 397 | 3.1 (6.3) | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Restricted joint count | 444 | 2.0 (4.9) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 397 | 3.6 (8.3) | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Active joint count | 466 | 2.2 (5.0) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 397 | 3.6 (6.5) | 1 | 0 | 3 |
PRQL-PhH score† | 452 | 2.5 (2.8) | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
PRQL-PsH score† | 451 | 1.7 (2.0) | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
CHQ-PhS†† | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 46.4 (11.5) | 50.0 | 39.8 | 55.0 |
CHQ-PsS†† | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 48.5 (8.1) | 49.4 | 43.0 | 53.8 |
ESR, mm/h§ | 327 | 20.6 (16.7) | 15 | 9 | 25 | 348 | 20.6 (18.3) | 14.5 | 9 | 24 |
CRP, mg/dl# | 334 | 1.1 (2.2) | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 346 | 1.2 (2.9) | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
↵* 0 = best, 10 = worst;
↵** 0 = best, 30 = worst;
↵†† norm-based score: mean 56 ± SD 10;
↵*** 0 = best, 3 = worst;
↵† 0 = best, 15 = worst;
↵§ normal < 20 mm/h;
↵# normal < 0.3 mg/dl. VAS: visual analog scale; JAFS: Juvenile Arthritis Functionality Scale; CHAQ: Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire; PRQL: Pediatric Rheumatology Quality of Life scale; PhH: Physical health; PsH: Psychosocial health; CHQ: Child Health Questionnaire; PhS: Physical summary score; PsS: Psychosocial summary score; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein.