Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, marriage and parenthood: a nationwide matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare trajectories of marriage and parenthood in individuals with JIA vs the general population.

Methods

Patients with JIA (n = 4399) were identified in the Swedish National Patient Register (2001-2016) and individually matched to up to five general population comparators on birthyear, sex and residence county (n = 21 981). Marriage and parenthood data were retrieved from the Total Population Register from age 18 y, and parenthood from the Multigeneration Register from age 15 y, respectively. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox regression adjusted for parental education, parental marital status and number of siblings.

Results

During a median of 6.3 years of follow-up, 362 patients with JIA and 1744 comparators got married (12.9 vs. 12.5 per 10

SUBMITTER: Bruze G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8889284 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature