The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Split-Dalmatia County in southern Croatia is 0.24%

Marinović, Ivanka; Kaliterna, Dušanka Martinović; Smoljanović, Mladen; Radić, Mislav; Čečuk-Jeličić, Esma; Bogdanić, Dejana; Pivalica, Dinko

doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2015.05.004

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“…Even, within ethnic groups, the prevalence of RA varies according to geographic area of residence. Prevalence reported for southern European countries range from 0.31% to 0.38% 41 . Additionally, patients in southern Europe, especially in the Mediterranean region, have fewer extra-articular and radiological manifestations, which may be associated with the Mediterranean diet and climatic factors that have protective effects on the development of the disease 42 .…”

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Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in South America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is among the most prevalent chronic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases worldwide. The aim of this study was to establish a pooled estimate of the RA prevalence in South America by means of a meta-analysis of the available epidemiologic studies. Systematic searches in PubMed, Lilacs, SciELO, Scopus, and Web of Science databases (updated May 2019) were done followed by a systematic grey literature search to identify original research articles and reports, published after 2000, providing data of RA prevalence in any South American country. Proportion meta-analysis of weighted pooled was performed, with between-trial heterogeneity assessed by the inconsistency relative index. Sensitivity analyses and sub-group analyses were also done. A total of 25 articles, representing 27 population-based studies were included. Pooled prevalence of RA resulted in 0.48% with 591,981 cases in a population of 114,537,812 individuals (I2=99%). Brazil and Colombia presented the lowest rates of RA prevalence 0.22%, and 0.24%, respectively. RA prevalence in indigenous population was higher 1.45%, and studies using COPCORD method reported also the highest rates 1.07%.

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