Serum Angiogenesis Markers and Their Correlation with Ultrasound-Detected Synovitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Table 1

Characteristics of the examined group.

JIA children	(%)/Me (range)
Total number	43
Sex
Girls	31 (72.1%)
Boys	12 (27.9%)
Age	9 (1.5–17) years
Time of JIA duration	7 (0.5–120) months
Type of onset
Oligoarthritis	30 (69.8%)
Polyarthritis	13 (30.2%)
Disease activity
Low	27 (62.8%)
Moderate	10 (23.25%)
High	6 (13.95%)
WBC	7.7 (3.0–19.0) G/L
PLT	355.0 (156.0–613.0) G/L
ESR	21 (2–130) after 1 h
CRP	2.58 (0.05–148.6)
ANA > 1 : 160	19 (44.2%)
RF > 14 IU	28 (65.1%)
US of joints	Grades 0–6 (13.95%), grades 1–8 (18.6%), grades 2–14 (32.55%), grades 3–15 (34.9%)
RTG of hands	Types 1–26, types 2–11, types 3–6

Joint vascularization scale: grade 0 = no signs of vascularization, 1 = mild (presence of single/vessel dots), 2 = moderate (presence of confluent vessel dots in less than half of the synovial area), and 3 = marked (presence of confluent vessel dots in more than half of the synovial area).