“Approximately 220,000 children and adolescents had arthritis during 2017–2021, representing 305 per 100,000. Prevalence increased with age and was highest among those aged 12–17 years, non-Hispanic Black or African American children and adolescents, children and adolescents with anxiety or depression, those who were physically inactive, had overweight or a heart condition, or lived in a food-insecure or smoking household.

Self-management interventions, physical activity or weight control, screening and linking to mental health services, and equitable access to therapies might improve arthritis outcomes in children and adolescents.”

Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Arthritis Among Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years — United States, 2017–2021 | MMWR)