Incidence, prevalence, and comorbidities of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Germany: a retrospective observational cohort health claims database study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) describes heterogenous categories of chronic inflammatory rheumatic conditions of unknown origin in children and adolescents. Epidemiological data in the literature vary, depending on geographic location, ethnicity and the case definition used. We evaluated epidemiology, especially that of the categories defined by the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR).

Methods

Using data from two different longitudinal health claims databases (WIG2 and InGef) from January 1^st, 2013 to December 31^st, 2019, we looked at patients aged 2 to 15 years old with at least one main inpatient or two secondary inpatient/verified outpatient ICD-10 diagnoses in at least two different quarters within one calend

SUBMITTER: Horneff G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9670409 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature