Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, wide

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_SEROPOS_WIDE
Long name Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, wide
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: M05, ICD-9: 7140A
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: M05, ICD-9: 7140A
First defined in version DF3
Latin name Arthritis rheumatoides seropositiva

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 4594 3273 1321
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 2.12 2.66 1.40
Mean age at first event (years) 54.24 53.25 56.70
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 2.20 1.74 3.33

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 7.0 7.0 6.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 75.62 76.35 73.81

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, wide