Mycoplasma pneumoniae Seroprevalence and Total IgE Levels in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of the study participants.

	Group 1 (rheumatic JIA)	Group 2 (rheumatic non-JIA)	Group 3 (non-rheumatic)	Total (all patients)
Gender
Male	27	8	13	48
Female	58	19	14	91
Age
0-5 years	7	1	5	13
6-10 years	34	8	4	46
>10 years	46	18	18	82
Mean (±SD)
Diagnosis
oJIA	54	—	—	54
pJIA	13	—	—	13
RF+JIA	2	—	—	2
sJIA	8	—	—	8
PsJIA	4	—	—	4
ERA	4	—	—	4
Loc. SCD	—	12	—	12
Syst. SCL	—	1	—	1
pSLE	—	7	—	7
JDM	—	3	—	3
BD	—	3	—	3
ARF	—	1	—	1
T1DM	—	—	21	21
GHD	—	—	3	3
Thyrotoxicosis	—	—	2	2
Turner syndrome	—	—	1	1
Resp. comorbidity
RRI	4	2	1	7
Asthma	2	1	1	4
Previous pneumonia	5	1	—	6
Atopic comorbidity				1
AR	—	—	1	1
AD	1	—	—	1
Drug allergy	1	—	—	1
Food allergy	1	—	—	1

Abbreviations: JIA: juvenile idiopathic arthritis; oJIA: oligoarticular JIA; pJIA: polyarticular JIA; RF: rheumatoid factor; sJIA: systemic JIA; PsJIA: psoriatic JIA; ERA: enthesis-related arthritis; SCD: scleroderma; Syst. SCL: systemic sclerosis; pSLE: pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus; BD: Behcet’s disease; ARF: acute rheumatic fever; T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus; GHD: growth hormone deficiency; RRI: recurrent respiratory infections; AR: allergic rhinitis; AD: atopic dermatitis.