PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Csaba G Kiss
AU  - Csilla Lövei
AU  - Gábor Sütö
AU  - Cecília Varjú
AU  - Zoltán Nagy
AU  - Zsuzsanna Füzesi
AU  - Tamás Illés
AU  - László Czirják
TI  - Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in the South-Transdanubian region of Hungary based on a representative survey of 10,000 inhabitants.
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1688--1690
VI  - 32
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/32/9/1688.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/32/9/1688.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2005 Sep 01; 32
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a representative study of the South Transdanubian region of Hungary. METHODS: Ten thousand individuals aged between 14-65 years were interviewed. The stratified sample was representative for age, sex and urban/rural residence structure of the regional population of the South-West Hungarian region. As a second step, all individuals with possible RA were asked to undergo a clinical investigation to confirm the diagnosis of RA according to the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) 1987 criteria. Of 10,000 interviewed individuals, 632 reported having RA or symptoms including digital pain, stiffness, and/or swelling. Two hundred and twenty-four individuals were investigated clinically. Individuals fulfilling the 1987 ARA criteria were considered as having definite RA, and their clinical data were evaluated. RESULTS: RA was confirmed in 13 cases. The male/female ratio was 3/10. The prevalence of RA among individuals aged 14-65 years was 0.37% (95% confidence interval, CI: 0.26-0.51), 0.23% (95% CI: 0.15-0.35) in men and 0.48% (95% CI: 0.35-0.64) in women. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of RA in the South Transdanubian region of Hungary is similar to those of other recent studies from other regions around the world.