Table 1.

Patient demographic data.

Patient Group (no. patients)Age, yrs (SD)SexRace
Systemic JIA (28)7.0* (4.3)10 female
18 male		23 white
2 black
3 other
Controls (30)8.0 (2.8)10 female
20 male		27 white
3 black
p0.33†1.0††0.19††

  • ↵* Age at pretreatment sample.

  • ↵† Student t test.

  • ↵†† Fisher exact test. JIA: juvenile idiopathic arthritis.