Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Author:
Jun Hee LEE
1
;
Sung Il KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea. ksimd@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
epidemiology;
diagnosis;
rheumatoid arthritis
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid*;
Classification;
Diagnosis*;
Epidemiology*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Joint Diseases;
Prevalence;
Rheumatic Diseases;
Risk Factors
- From:Hanyang Medical Reviews
2005;25(2):4-12
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease. The prevalence of RA is between 0.5~1% and annual incidence of RA is approximately 0.2~0.4/1,000 persons. The prevalence and incidence of RA appear to have fallen in the last 50 years. Risk factors for the development of RA include genetic factors, hormonal factors, reproductive factors, environmental factors and life-style factors. The currently accepted classification scheme for RA is the 1987 American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria. This criteria is both sensitive and specific, but it has limitation in classifying early disease.
