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ArticlePeerJ2022

Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and diagnostic validity of a prediction score, in patients visiting orthropedic clinics in the Madinah region of Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Shabir Ahmad Mir, Mamdooh Noor, Md Dilshad Manzar, Bader Alshehri, Mohammed Alaidarous, Abdul Aziz Bin Dukhyil, Saeed Banawas, Yahya Madkhali, Sadaf Jahan, Faizan Z Kashoo and 4 more

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Shabir Ahmad Mir *Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mamdooh Noor *Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Md Dilshad ManzarDepartment of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5571-3310
Bader AlshehriDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlaidarousDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdul Aziz Bin DukhyilDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saeed BanawasDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4423-8892
Yahya MadkhaliDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sadaf JahanDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Faizan Z KashooDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8272-674X
Danish IqbalDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Qamar ZiaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Suliman A AlsagabyDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sahar ALDosariDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5771-0503
Majmaah University · SAOregon State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: In Saudi Arabia, the epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not well studied and is marked by inconsistencies in clinical diagnosis. Therefore, in this study, we explored the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic validity of a prediction score based upon disease markers in orthropedic clinics' patients in the Madinah region of Saudi Arabia. Method: The clinical data for this retrospective cross-sectional study were retrieved from the database registry of orthopedic clinics in selected hospitals of the Medinah province of Saudi Arabia. Sociodemographic features, disease markers and the clinical characteristics were collected for a period of 6 months, from December 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021. The prediction score was generated from the sum of disease markers, coded as dichotomous variables. Results: The total sample size of our study was 401. The prevalence of RA in the study subjects ( Conclusion: There was a moderately high prevalence of RA in patients visiting the orthropedic clinics of the selected hospitals of Madinah region of Saudi Arabia. The diagnostic validity of the prediction score, though promising, was slightly lower than the acceptable range.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSaudi ArabiaClinical presentationCo-morbidityDiagnosisDisease markerRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID36405025
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