ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Analysis of Socioeconomic Status in the Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global Rural and Remote Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.Arthritis care & research · 2022Pooled it
- Indirect Costs of Rheumatoid Arthritis Depending on Type of Treatment-A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Disparities in the access to and use of biologic and targeted synthetic treatments in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a scoping review.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Article
- Quality of Life in Long-Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Can Help Apart from Treatment? A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Longitudinal association between social economic status and new-onset arthritis among middle-aged and elderly adults: evidence from the CHARLS cohort.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and economic barriers to initial specialist care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a scoping review.BMC rheumatology · 2025Article
- Incidence and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Thailand based on National administrative health data and a comprehensive literature review.Scientific reports · 2025Review
- Peripheral Geographic District and Low Socioeconomic Status Are Associated With Decreased Access to Biologics in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Article
- Development and internal validation of a prediction model for rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Natural History of Keloids: A Sociodemographic Analysis Using Structured and Unstructured Data.Dermatology and therapy · 2024Article
- Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis Development.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2023Review
- The Associations of Chronotype and Shift Work With Rheumatoid Arthritis.Journal of biological rhythms · 2023Article
- Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Greece: results from the national health examination survey EMENO.Rheumatology international · 2023Article
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- Modifiable risk factors linked to the development of rheumatoid arthritis: evidence, immunological mechanisms and prevention.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- "International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Roadmap for Investigating Preclinical Autoimmunity Using Patient-Oriented and Epidemiologic Study Designs: Example of Rheumatoid Arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Celecoxib and Etoricoxib may reduce risk of ischemic stroke in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A nationwide retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Geographic Variation in the Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Alberta, Canada.ACR open rheumatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease with different etiologies in different areas. Our study focused on the prevalence of RA in Taiwan from 2001 to 2011. This study contained longitudinal enrollment files, claims data, catastrophic illness files, and treatment registries from Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Research Database. We identified RA patients by ICD-9-CM code 714.0. The demographical variables including age, sex, income and area of registration were evaluated. The multivariate Poisson regression was applied to calculate relative risk for developing RA. In Taiwan, the ratio of female to male was about 5:1. From 2001 to 2011, significant increasing prevalence of RA, from 0.07% to 0.14%, was found in women. The prevalence of RA was increasing 6% per year in both sex groups. The annual incidence rate (per 10,000 person years) ranged from 1.62 to 2.02 (female: 2.30⁻3.14; male: 0.71⁻1.17) from 2003 to 2011. City area had lowest incidence rate of RA compared with suburban or rural area. Higher incidence of RA was observed among lower socioeconomic status. The prevalence of RA was rising from 0.07% in 2001 to 0.14% in 2011. Incidence was about 2/10,000 person-years and female to male ratio was 5:1. Lower socioeconomic status and living rural region might be a risk factor for developing RA.
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