Uric acid could be a marker of cardiometabolic risk and disease severity in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Maria Francesca GicchinoPierluigi MarzuilloSarah ZarrilliRosa MeloneStefano GuarinoEmanuele Miraglia Del GiudiceAlma Nunzia OlivieriAnna Di Sessa

Published in: European journal of pediatrics (2022)

• Children with JIA belonging to the highest UA quartile showed a worse cardiometabolic profile and a greater disease severity. • UA might represent a helpful marker not only of cardiometabolic risk but also of disease severity in children with JIA.

Keyphrases

juvenile idiopathic arthritis
uric acid
young adults
metabolic syndrome
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis