Table 1.

Details on nominal group technique voting sessions during the 2-day consensus conference.

Voting SessionsNo. Planned Voting Sessions*, n = 139No. Final Voting Sessions, n = 47No. Voting Sessions with Consensus, n = 47
Final voting sessions47 (33.8)
General definition of JIA14 (29.8)13 (93)
  Systemic JIA12 (25.5)5 (41.7)
  RF-positive JIA3 (6.4)2 (66.7)
  Enthesitis/spondylitis-related JIA9 (19.1)5 (55.6)
  Early-onset ANA-positive JIA2 (4.3)2 (100)
  Other JIA1 (2.1)1 (100)
  Unclassified JIA1 (2.1)1 (100)
Other rounds of discussion
  Age at onset < 18 yrs1 (2.1)1 (100)
  Juvenile PsA2 (4.3)1 (50)
  Asymmetric arthritis2 (4.3)1 (50)
Other planned voting sessions discarded and not discussed*92 (66.1)Discarded
  • Data are n (%).

  • * The planned electronic voting sessions were prepared by the organizers in excess of the real needs to cover all potential discussion topics. JIA: juvenile idiopathic arthritis; RF: rheumatoid factor; ANA: antinuclear antibody; PsA: psoriatic arthritis.