Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Austria: a prospective population-based cohort study in a federal province.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

When it comes to prospective studies on the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the Norfolk study from 1994 is still frequently cited as prospective incidence data by many countries lacking comprehensive RA registries, including Austria. The aim of this study was, therefore, to gather robust data on the incidence of RA among Austrian adults for the first time.

Methods

All Upper Austrian rheumatologists reported newly diagnosed RA patients with symptom onset between 2016 and 2018, together with demographic data, laboratory and radiographic results. Cases still unclear at the end of 2018 were tracked in an extended observation period until 2023.

Results

In total, 701 RA cases were reported. 583 complete patient datasets were analysed. In all 551 individual

SUBMITTER: Puchner R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11848685 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature