From more than 65 million patient records, researchers identified 1,346 children (median age at diagnosis, 11 years; 72.7% girls; 71.92% white; 5.5% Black) who were diagnosed with JIA-associated uveitis, most of whom had commercial insurance coverage (53.4%) or Medicaid (25.2%).
After adjusting for race and insurance, researchers reported that risk for blindness was higher among boys (HR = 2.15), and when adjusting for sex and insurance, the risk for 20/200 or worse vision was 2.5-fold higher among Black or African American patients (HR = 2.54). Among patients with Medicaid insurance, the risk for blindness was more than double, after adjusting for sex and race (HR = 2.23).
