Research Article
Behavioral Problems in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Controlled Study to Examine the Risk of Psychopathology in a Chronic Pediatric Disorder
Table 1
Demographic data of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and control groups.
| | JIA | Control |
| Gender | | | Male | 23 (45%) | 36 (48%) | Female | 28 (55%) | 39 (52%) |
| Children education | | | Preschool | 6 (11%) | 9 (12%) | Elementary school | 26 (50%) | 39 (52%) | Middle school | 11 (21%) | 15 (20%) | High school | 9 (17%) | 12 (16%) |
| Parent’s marital status | | | Together | 48 (94%) | 72 (96%) | Separate | 2 (4%) | 1 (1%) | Widowed | 1 (2%) | 2 (2%) |
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