Clinical Study
High Prevalence of Antinuclear Antibodies in Children with Thyroid Autoimmunity
Table 3
Positive answers at questionnaire in ANA-positive and ANA-negative children with AITD.
| | Question | ANA positive
() | ANA negative
() | |
| | Joint pain | 12 (18%) | 5 (18%) | 0.87 |
| | Joint swelling | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | — | | Morning stiffness | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | — | | Back pain | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (3.7%) | — | | Asthenia | 14 (21%) | 4 (14%) |
0.47 | |
Raynaud’s | 3 (4.5%) | 1 (3.7%) |
0.63 | | Xerostomia | 3 (4.5%) | 1 (3.7%) | 0.63 | | Xerophthalmia | 3 (4.5%) | 1 (3.7%) | 0.63 | | Pleuritis | 0 | 0 | — | | Pericarditis | 0 | 0 | — |
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