Table 1

A summary of age, disease duration, and length of time between active and remission stages in the study subjects

TotalSystemicPolyarticularOligoarticular
Number of cases40121315
Mean age (years)9.4 (3–16)8.2 (3–16)10.3 (6–14)9.7 (6–15)
Duration of disease at first evaluation (mo)2.1 (6 wks–7.5 mo)1.8 (2 mo–6.8 mo)2.3o (2 mo–7.5 mo)2.1o (6 wks–5.7 mo)
Average duration to remission (months)11.3 (3–33)9 (3–22)13.5 (3–28)11.3 (3–33)