Table 2:
Crude and Adjusted
*
Point Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Two Danish Surveys, %
Nationwide Sample, 1961-1962
§
Southern Part of Denmark, 2004
#
Δ Adjusted
Crude
Adjusted
Crude
Adjusted
Females
1.35
1.59
0.53
0.46
-1.13 (-71)
Males
0.34
0.40
0.33
0.24
-0.16 (-40)
Females and males
0.85
1.04
0.44
0.35
-0.69 (-66)
*
Adjusted for age or age and sex to the 2004 Danish population using the direct method.
§
Rome criteria for active and inactive rheumatoid arthritis [
7
].
#
Modified 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria for rheumatoid arthritis [
14
].