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ArticleJornal de pediatria

Height and sexual maturation in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Sandra Helena Machado, Ricardo M Xavier, Priscila S Lora, Luciana M Kurtz Gonçalves, Luciane R Trindade, Paulo José C Marostica

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Article in Jornal de pediatria. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Growth and puberty in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sandra Helena MachadoUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: shmpoa@terra.com.br.
Ricardo M XavierHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Priscila S LoraUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil.
Luciana M Kurtz GonçalvesPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Luciane R TrindadeUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil.
Paulo José C MarosticaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos · BRPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate height, sexual maturation, and the difference between final and expected height in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and no glucocorticoid treatment for at least six months, as compared to a group of healthy girls.

methodsThis cross-sectional study involved 44 girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, diagnosed according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology criteria, and 59 healthy controls aged between 8 and 18 (incomplete) years with no comorbid chronic diseases. Demographic data were collected from all participants, and disease and treatment variables were compiled for the patient group. Anthropometric measurements were converted into Z-scores based on World Health Organization standards. Sexual maturation was classified according to Tanner stages.

resultsBody mass index and height Z-scores were lower in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis as compared to control participants. These values differed significantly in Tanner stage II. Three (6.8%) girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis had height-for-age Z-scores <-2 (short stature). Girls with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis and higher cumulative glucocorticoid doses were significantly more likely to present with short stature. The percentage of prepubertal girls in the juvenile idiopathic arthritis group was significantly higher than that observed in the control group, (p=0.012). Age of menarche, adult height, and the difference between actual and expected height did not differ between groups.

conclusionThese findings suggest that even six months after the suspension of glucocorticoid treatment, children with polyarticular/systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis subtypes are still susceptible to low height and delayed puberty.

Indexed as

Arthritis, JuvenileSexual MaturationAdolescentBody HeightBody Mass IndexChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMenarcheArtrite idiopática juvenilEstaturaHeightJuvenile idiopathic arthritisMenarcaMenarchePuberdadePuberty

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PMID30339783
PMCPMC9432329
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