Growth of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Abstract

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis do not have significantly lower values of anthropometric parameters compared to controls. Significant restriction in height and weight is seen in systemic onset disease, and growth velocity is significantly reduced in rheumatoid factor positive subjects.

Clinical profile and juvenile arthritis damage index in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A study from a tertiary care center in south India

“…Most of the children (88.7%) presented before 10 years of age. This data is similar to most of the studies in the literature, which shows a mean age of onset below 10 years of age . Kunjir et al .…”

“…JIA shows female predilection in our study. This is in concordance with most of the data from Western countries and South Africa; however, it is in contrast to other studies from India, which show a male preponderance. The similarity of our data to Western countries probably is due to the better gender ratio as well as better care enjoyed by girls in our state compared to most other states in the country.…”

Growth Pattern in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Retrospective Study

“…Average age at diagnosis of the population was 7.44 ± 4.52 years, which was in line with other studies [29] [36] Both the occurrence and severity of height retardation were predicted by the low age at diagnosis of the patient; while the no effect was observed on weight growth. This is generally …”

“…A prospective case-control study from India found no significant difference between JIA children and healthy controls. Authors compared weight, height, body mass index and growth velocity over 6 months of children with JIA versus healthy children [29]. This shows relatively high proportion of growth impairment among our study population, which points towards the existence of other probable risk factors.…”

“…No difference was found between different JIA sub-types in any of the analyzed growth parameters; whereas Mondal et al reported greater impact on growth velocity in children with polyarticular RF+ form, while children with systemic JIA had the greatest impact on height and weight by comparison to those with other sub-types [29]. Similarly, Okumus et al reported significantly smaller height in systemic JIA [39].…”