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Table 3 Self-reported physical and psychosocial health in participants with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and controls

From: The patient’s voice: a cross-sectional study of physical health and disability in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

 

JIA

Na = 218

Controls

Na = 207

Difference

95% CI

Mean Physical Summary Score (CHQ PhS)

 Mean (SD)

45.7 (11.0)

56.0 (4.1)

10.3b

8.7, 11.9

 n < 40 (%)

53 (24.3)

1 (0.5)

23.8c

18.1, 29.6

Mean Psychosocial Summary Score (CHQ PsS)

 Mean (SD)

52.9 (8.1)

55.4 (6.4)

2.5b

1.1, 3.9

 n < 40 (%)

19 (8.7)

4 (1.9)

6.8c

2.6, 11.0

  1. JIA Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, CI Confidence interval, CHQ Child Health Questionnaire as assessed by the 50-item Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Version (CHQ-PF50), PhS Physical Summary Score, N Number, SD Standard deviation, PsS Psychosocial Summary Score
  2. aNumber of participants assessed, excluding missing/unknown values. Total participants, N = 218, excluding 3 participants with missing CHQ (2 females, 1 male). Total controls, N = 207, excluding 17 participants with missing CHQ (11 females, 6 males)
  3. bDifference in means, according to T-test
  4. cDifference in proportions, according to PR-test
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Pediatric Rheumatology

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