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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