Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 1 Demographic data of the studied groups

From: Predictors of subclinical cardiovascular affection in Egyptian patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis subtypes

Variables	Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 30)	Control (n = 30)	Test of sig	p
Age, mean ± SD	16.4 ± 10	17.3 ± 9.8	t = 0.4	0.7 (NS)
Sex
Female (%)	19 (63)	20 (67)	χ² = 0.07	0.7 (NS)
Male (%)	11 (37)	10 (33)	χ² = 0.07	0.7 (NS)
Body mass index, mean ± SD	20.3 ± 6.2	22 ± 5	t = 1.2	0.2 (NS)

χ² = chi square test, t = Student’s t test of significance. SD standard deviation, NS insignificant

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