polymyalgia rheumatica: Polymyalgia rheumatica is a common inflammatory condition that often affects people over the age of 50 years. Characteristic symptoms are shoulder and hip girdle pain and prolonged morning stiffness. Markers of inflammation are often elevated.
| Name | M13_POLYMYALGIA |
|---|---|
| Long name | Polymyalgia rheumatica |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M353, ICD-9: 725, ICD-8: 4463 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M353, ICD-9: 725, ICD-8: 4463 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
| Latin name | Polymyalgia rheumatica |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 1523 | 966 | 557 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.59 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 68.70 | 68.53 | 69.00 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 7.62 | 6.11 | 10.23 |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 54.50 | 55.07 | 53.50 |
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