Incidence and prevalence of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2018: results from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The incidence and prevalence of JIA was last estimated in the UK in 1994. Since then the disease has been reclassified, the specialty of paediatric rheumatology has evolved and there has been a significant shift in disease management with new advanced therapies. This study aimed to provide up-to-date national estimates of this disease.

Methods

Children and young people (CYP) with JIA were identified in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD and Aurum databases, which source data from the two most commonly used primary care electronic health record systems in the UK. These databases were combined and the cohort was identified (2000-18) using predefined code lists. Validation was performed through linkage to the England Hospital Episode Statistics. Annua

SUBMITTER: Costello R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9157126 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature