Research Article
Demographic and Clinical Patterns of Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Emirati Cohort from United Arab Emirates
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants.
| | Study | Year | City | Number of participants | Prevalence (%) | Females (%) | F : M | Mean age (years) | Disease duration (years) | BMI kg/m2 | Smoking (%) | Marital status (%) | Family history of autoimmune disease (%) |
| | Current study | April 2015–April 2018 | Abu Dhabi | 414 | 1.62 | 80 | 4 : 1 | F: 49.6 ± 13.6, M: 50 ± 15.6 | F: 6.1 ± 4.6, M: 5.7 ± 4.9 | F: 31.4 ± 6.61, M: 28.8 ± 6.03 | 11 | 89 married | 13 | | UAE | Badsha et al. [5] | Feb 2006–Dec 2006 | Dubai | 100 | NA | 87 | 5 : 1 | 42.2 ± 12.3 | 5.1 ± 5.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Al Saleh et al. [15] | Jan 2009–Dec 2009 | Dubai | 3985 | 0.90 | 77 | NR | 42.1 ± 15.8 | NR | 28.8 ± 6.3 | NR | NR | NR | | Saudi Arabia | S. R. Alballa [8] | Jan 1986– Dec 1990 | Riyadh | 195 | NA | 78.5 | 4 : 1 | F: 38.6 ± 13.4, M: 42.9±13.3 | Median 4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Suzan M. Attar [23] | Jan 2011–Dec 2013 | Jeddah | 180 | NA | 85.60 | NA | 40.49 ± 12.19 | 5.51 ± 5.78 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Abdulaziz et al. [6] | Jan 2005–July 2011 | Jeddah | 139 | NA | 84.90 | NA | 46 ± 13 | 7.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Kuwait | Al-Awadhi A et al. [24] | 2002 | Kuwait | 359 | 2.72 | 89 | NA | 39 ± 11 | 10.7 ± 7.6 | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Al-Herz et al. [16] | Feb 2013–Dec 2015 | Kuwait | 952 | NA | 63.60 | NA | 54 ± 12 | 6.3 ± 7.8 | NA | 10.60 | NA | 16.9 | | Al-Herz et al. [4] | Feb 2013–Dec 2015 | Kuwait | 835 | NA | 62.30 | | 50.6 ± 12 | 6.1 ± 6 | NA | 9.20 | NA | 17.1 | | Oman | Pountain G. [25] | 1991 | Oman | 1925 | 0.84 | NA | NA | NR | NR | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Al- Huder et al. [26] | 2015 | Oman | 30 | NA | 90 | NA | 40 ± 13.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Qatar | Alam et al. [27] | June 2013–Nov 2015 | Qatar | 496 | NA | 76 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Emadi et al. [28] | 2014 | Qatar | 294 | NA | 76 | NA | F: 50.8, M: 51.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Lutf A. et al. [21] | 2013 | Qatar | 100 | NA | 67 | NR | 47 ± 13.4 | NA | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Iran | Davatchi F. et al. [29] | 2014 | Tehran | 10,291 | 0.33 | 85.70 | NR | 52.3 ± 17.6 | NR | NR | NR | 74.3 married | NR | | Davatchi F. et al. [30] | 2009 | Tuyserkan | 1,565 | 0.19 | 55.10 | 0.8 : 1 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Sandoughi et al. [7] | Oct 2012–Oct 2013 | Zahedan | 500 | NR | 87.40 | NR | 48.78 ± 13.97 | 7.28 ± 7.14 | NR | 13.40 | NR | NR |
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