Table 1

Patient characteristics

CharacteristicTNFi useNo TNFi use
No of patients15 59873 839
JIA7419 (48%)23 116 (31%)
pIBD6808 (44%)20 049 (27%)
pPsO1371 (9%)30 674 (42%)
Female57%57%
Race
 White21%33%
 Black7%10%
 Other/unknown72%57%
MAX data source (%)4161
Mean age in years at start of follow-up (SD)13.4 (4.2)11.6 (4.7)
Median age in years at start of follow-up (IQR)14.0 (11.0–17.0)12.0 (8.0–16.0)
Mean years of follow-up (SD)2.0 (1.8)1.7 (1.7)
Median years of follow-up (IQR)1.4 (0.6–2.8)1.1 (0.4–2.3)
  • 5959 patients contributed to both no TNFi use and then subsequently the TNFi use cohorts.

  • JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; MAX, Medicaid Analytic eXtract; pIBD, paediatric inflammatory bowel disease; pPsO, paediatric plaque psoriasis; TNFi, tumour necrosis factor inhibitor.