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Table 3 Therapeutic intervention of patients with SJIA

From: Clinical characteristics and prognosis of interstitial lung disease in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a two-center retrospective observational cohort study

Treatment

ILD

(n = 35)

Non-ILD

(n = 141)

P value

Methotrexate

25 (71.4)

113 (80.1)

0.262

Sulfasalazine

2 (5.7)

11 (7.8)

0.951

Leflunomide

10 (28.6)

16 (11.3)

0.010*

Thalidomide

10 (28.6)

28 (19.9)

0.262

Hydroxychloroquine

5 (14.3)

2 (1.4)

0.003**

Cyclosporine

12 (34.3)

27 (19.1)

0.054

Tacrolimus

1 (2.9)

1 (0.7)

0.359

Cyclophosphamide

3 (8.6)

0 (0.0)

0.007**

bDMARDs

19 (54.3)

78 (55.3)

0.912

 Etanercept

2 (5.7)

12 (8.5)

0.843

 Infliximab

2 (5.7)

5 (3.5)

0.917

 Adalimumab

2 (5.7)

6 (4.3)

1.000

 Tocilizumab

18 (51.4)

73 (51.8)

0.971

Combination therapy#

19 (54.3)

42 (29.8)

0.006**

IVIG

20 (57.1)

63 (44.7)

0.186

High-dose corticosteroids##

32 (91.4)

102 (72.3)

0.018*

Pulse therapy

8 (22.9)

29 (20.6)

0.766

  1. Values are presented as n (%). bDMARDs biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, IVIG Intravenous immunoglobulin. #Patient received either more than two conventional DMARDs or one conventional DMARD combined with one bDMARD. ##Prednisone equivalent ≥ 1 mg/kg/day. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01