Prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders in selected recent WHO ILAR COPCORD rural population surveys in Asia.
| India Bhigwan7 | Indonesia4 | Thailand6 | Bangladesh12 | Malaysia15 | Iran14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 4100 | 4683 | 2463 | 2635 | 1267 | 2502 |
| RA | 0.55 | 0.2 | 0.12 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.32 |
| AS | 0.1 | NA | 0.12 | ND | 0 | 0.23* |
| Knee OA (symptomatic) | 5.8 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 16.1** |
| STR (general) | 3.2 | 15 | 6.3 | 2.6 | — | 6.4 |
| Gout | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.16 | ND | 0.1 | 0.28 |
| FM | — | — | — | 4.4 | 0.5 |
COPCORD: Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases; ILAR: International League of Associations for Rheumatology; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; AS: ankylosing spondylitis; OA: osteoarthritis; STR: soft tissue rheumatism; FM: fibromyalgia. STR (general): generalized soft tissue rheumatism; ND: not detected.
↵* pertains to spondyloarthropathy;
↵** pertains to OA.