Research Article

Vaccinations Do Not Increase Arthritis Flares in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Study of the Relationship between Routine Childhood Vaccinations on the Australian Immunisation Schedule and Arthritis Activity in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Table 1

JIA patient demographics by subtype.

JIA subtypeNumber (%)Female (%)Mean disease duration

Oligoarticular66 (48.6)49 (73%)3.7
Oligoarticular extended12 (8.7)10 (83%)3.2
Polyarticular rheumatoid factor negative27 (19.6%)20 (74%)3.6
Systemic JIA8 (5.8%)5 (63%)3.1
Psoriatic5 (3.6%)1 (20%)3.3
Enthesitis-related arthritis1 (0.72%)0 (0%)1.8
Undifferentiated19 (13.8%)12 (63%)3.9
Total13897