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ArticleRheumatology international2023

Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Greece: results from the national health examination survey EMENO.

Aliki I Venetsanopoulou, Natasa Kalpourtzi, Yannis Alamanos, Magda Gavana, Apostolos Vantarakis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Varvara A Mouchtouri, Grigoris Chlouverakis, Grigoris Trypsianis, Alexandros A Drosos and 3 more

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optimising Conventional Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Aliki I VenetsanopoulouDepartment of Rheumatology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4280-9193
Natasa KalpourtziDepartmentof Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2828-3140
Yannis AlamanosInstitute of Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Corfu, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5822-5702
Magda GavanaDepartment of Primary Health Care, General Practice and Health Services Research, Medical School of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5567-5548
Apostolos VantarakisPublic Health, Medical School, University of Patras, Patra, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4411-3739
Christos HadjichristodoulouDepartmentof Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4769-8376
Varvara A MouchtouriDepartmentof Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2535-3596
Grigoris ChlouverakisLaboratory of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2855-772X
Grigoris TrypsianisLaboratory of Medical Statistics, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Thrace, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2544-1721
Alexandros A DrososDepartment of Rheumatology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2232-0326
Giota Touloumi *Departmentof Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5951-0844
Paraskevi V Voulgari *Department of Rheumatology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece. pvoulgar@uoi.gr.ORCID 0000-0002-5193-2284
EMENO study group
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Thessaly · GRUniversity of Ioannina · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRDemocritus University of Thrace · GRProlepsis Institute · GRUniversity of Crete · GRUniversity of Patras · GR

Funding

Education and Lifelong Learning MIS 376659Hellenic Diabetes Association Κ.Ε. 12008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered the most common form of autoimmune arthritis. The disease's prevalence is around 0.5-1% worldwide, but it seems to vary among different populations. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported diagnosed RA in the general adult population in Greece. The data were derived from the Greek Health Examination Survey EMENO, a population-based survey performed between 2013 and 2016. Of the 6006 participants (response rate 72%), 5884 were eligible for this study. Prevalence estimates were calculated according to the study design. Prevalence of self-reported RA was estimated to be overall 0.5% (95% CI 0.4-0.7) being approximately three times higher in women than in men (0.7% vs 0.2%, p value = 0.004). A decrease in the prevalence of RA was observed in urban areas of the country. In contrast, higher disease rates were reported in individuals with lower socioeconomic status. Multivariable regression analysis showed that gender, age, and income were related to the occurrence of the disease. Osteoporosis and thyroid disease were the two comorbidities observed at statistically significant higher rates in individuals with self-reported RA. The prevalence of self-reported RA in Greece is similar to that reported in other European countries. Gender, age, and income are the main factors related to the disease's prevalence in Greece.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidAdultComorbidityFemaleGreeceHealth SurveysHumansMalePrevalenceEpidemiologyGreeceHealth surveysPrevalenceRheumatoid arthritis

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