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%)