Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis

rheumatoid arthritis: A chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation in the synovial membranes and articular surfaces. It manifests primarily as a symmetric, erosive polyarthritis that spares the axial skeleton and is typically associated with the presence in the serum of rheumatoid factor.

Endpoint definition

Name RHEUMA_NOS
Long name Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: M069/M068, ICD-8: 7123[8-9]
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: M069/M068, ICD-8: 7123[8-9]
First defined in version DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 1925 1384 541
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.89 1.13 0.57
Mean age at first event (years) 48.15 47.28 50.39
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 3.95 3.25 5.73

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2.0 2.0 2.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 36.36 36.92 34.94

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis
after Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Other/unspecified rheumatoid arthritis