Megan L Krause1, Jorge A Zamora-Legoff2, Cynthia S Crowson3, Theresa Wampler Muskardin2, Thomas Mason2, Eric L Matteson4. 1. Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Electronic address: krause.megan@mayo.edu. 2. Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905. 3. Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN. 4. Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905; Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate healthcare utilization and occurrence of comorbidities in a population-based cohort of patients of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with an age- and sex-matched comparator group. METHODS: Prevalent cases of JIA in 1994-2013 were identified in Olmsted County, Minnesota, along with age- and sex-matched non-JIA comparators. Surgeries, hospitalizations, pregnancies, and comorbidities were identified by medical record review. Poisson methods were used to generate rate ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) to compare outcomes between JIA and non-JIA cohorts separately during childhood (age < 18 years) and adulthood (age ≥ 18 years). RESULTS: A total of 89 JIA and 89 non-JIA comparators were identified [64% female; mean (SD) age 8.6 (5.1) years at JIA incidence/index date and mean follow-up in childhood 6.3 (4.4) years for JIA; similar for comparators]. Among them, 38 pairs had follow-up into adulthood with mean follow-up of 8.0 (5.5) years for JIA. Children with JIA were more likely to have joint surgery (RR = 3.93, 95% CI: 1.18-24.94), non-joint surgery (RR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.05-3.67), and hospitalizations (RR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.04-5.53) than non-JIA comparators. As adults only joint surgeries remained significantly different (RR = 8.5, 95% CI: 2.27-120.1). Depression during childhood was more common in JIA (RR = 2.49, 95% CI: 1.01-6.13). There were no differences in educational achievement, employment status, or pregnancy outcomes between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: In a population-based cohort, inpatient healthcare utilization is higher for patients with JIA including surgery and hospitalization during childhood but not extending into adulthood. Understanding long-term comorbidities and healthcare needs for patients with JIA is necessary to provide comprehensive care.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate healthcare utilization and occurrence of comorbidities in a population-based cohort of patients of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with an age- and sex-matched comparator group. METHODS: Prevalent cases of JIA in 1994-2013 were identified in Olmsted County, Minnesota, along with age- and sex-matched non-JIA comparators. Surgeries, hospitalizations, pregnancies, and comorbidities were identified by medical record review. Poisson methods were used to generate rate ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) to compare outcomes between JIA and non-JIA cohorts separately during childhood (age < 18 years) and adulthood (age ≥ 18 years). RESULTS: A total of 89 JIA and 89 non-JIA comparators were identified [64% female; mean (SD) age 8.6 (5.1) years at JIA incidence/index date and mean follow-up in childhood 6.3 (4.4) years for JIA; similar for comparators]. Among them, 38 pairs had follow-up into adulthood with mean follow-up of 8.0 (5.5) years for JIA. Children with JIA were more likely to have joint surgery (RR = 3.93, 95% CI: 1.18-24.94), non-joint surgery (RR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.05-3.67), and hospitalizations (RR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.04-5.53) than non-JIA comparators. As adults only joint surgeries remained significantly different (RR = 8.5, 95% CI: 2.27-120.1). Depression during childhood was more common in JIA (RR = 2.49, 95% CI: 1.01-6.13). There were no differences in educational achievement, employment status, or pregnancy outcomes between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: In a population-based cohort, inpatient healthcare utilization is higher for patients with JIA including surgery and hospitalization during childhood but not extending into adulthood. Understanding long-term comorbidities and healthcare needs for patients with JIA is necessary to provide comprehensive care.
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