학술논문
Risk factors for development of uveitis differ between girls and boys with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Arthritis & Rheumatism. Jun 01, 2010 62(6):1824-1828
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0004-3591
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: METHODS: RESULTS: The risk of uveitis developing was age dependent in girls but not in boys. Among girls, the risk was maximal (47%) in those who were ANA positive and were ages 1–2 years at the time of the onset of JIA; this risk decreased to <10% in those in whom the age at onset was >7 years. Only girls had an age-dependent and ANA-associated increased risk of uveitis. The time interval from the diagnosis of JIA to the diagnosis of uveitis was statistically significantly longer in patients in whom the onset of JIA occurred at a younger age (P = 0.04). This effect was even more pronounced in ANA-positive patients (P = 0.004). The JIA subtype did not influence a patientʼs risk of the development of uveitis. CONCLUSION