Albrecht Katinka, Callhoff Johanna, Strangfeld Anja
Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
Z Rheumatol. 2022 May;81(4):323-327. doi: 10.1007/s00393-022-01192-7. Epub 2022 Mar 31.
A growing number of health insurance data analyses show an increase in the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Germany. The studies refer to the claims diagnosis of RA, which is more frequent in recent years compared to earlier periods. Depending on the case definition, the numbers vary between 0.6% and 1.4% of the adult population. In this paper, the different studies are reviewed with regard to their data sources, the case definitions of RA and the frequency of the diagnosis. Due to the lack of clinical validation, the prevalence cannot be precisely determined from claims data.
越来越多的健康保险数据分析表明，德国类风湿性关节炎（RA）的患病率呈上升趋势。这些研究参考了RA的理赔诊断情况，与早期相比，近年来这种诊断更为频繁。根据病例定义，该数字在成年人口的0.6%至1.4%之间有所不同。本文对不同研究的数据来源、RA的病例定义以及诊断频率进行了综述。由于缺乏临床验证，无法从理赔数据中精确确定患病率。
