Low prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese. Prevalence survey in a rural community

Beasley, R.P.; Bennett, P.H.; Lin, C.C.

Journal of Rheumatology. Suppl 10: 11-15

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0380-0903
PMID: 6582269
Document Number: 200049
A prevalence survey for arthritis among the general adult population of a rural island off the coast of China revealed a prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of no more than 0.3% compared with 1.0% among Americans in the National Health Examination Survey (NHES). The frequency of clinical ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (0.2%) appears to be higher than expected, although limited data are available for comparison. No clinically unusual features of these diseases were recognized.

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