Minor impact of juvenile arthritis on nutritional status in young adult patients.

Objective: Growth abnormalities and poor nutritional status have been reported in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of juvenile chronic rheumatic disease on current nutritional status in adult patients in remission or with active disease.

Methods: One hundred thirty-eight women and 82 men, aged >20 years, with JIA were studied after a mean disease duration of 15.