Persons consulting prevalence rates per 10 000 people aged 15 years and over of musculoskeletal conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and arthralgia.
| MSGP 91/92 | GPRD 1991 | GPRD 2001 | RCGP WRS 2001 | CiPCA 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All musculoskeletal | |||||
| Age–sex standardised rate (95% CI) | 1871 (1858 to 1883) | 663 (657 to 668) | 1297 (1292 to 1303) (1946 to 1976) | 1961 (1946 to 1976) | 2070 (2038 to 2102) |
| Rate ratioa | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Age standardised rate | |||||
| Female | 2122 | 751 | 1479 | 2233 | 2329 |
| Male | 1600 | 568 | 1101 | 1668 | 1791 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | |||||
| Age–sex standardised rate (95% CI) | 44 (42 to 46) | 7 (6 to 7) | 22 (21 to 22) | 42 (39 to 44) | 36 (31 to 41) |
| Rate ratioa | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Age standardised rate | |||||
| Female | 60 | 9 | 30 | 58 | 46 |
| Male | 27 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 25 |
| Osteoarthritis | |||||
| Age–sex standardised rate (95% CI) | 426 (419 to 433) | 38 (37 to 40) | 164 (162 to 166) | 276 (270 to 283) | 232 (221 to 244) |
| Rate ratioa | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Age standardised rate | |||||
| Female | 526 | 47 | 206 | 347 | 288 |
| Male | 318 | 29 | 120 | 200 | 172 |
| Arthralgia | |||||
| Age–sex standardised rate (95% CI) | 273 (268 to 279) | 121 (119 to 124) | 390 (387 to 393) | 433 (425 to 440) | 404 (388 to 420) |
| Rate ratioa | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Age standardised rate | |||||
| Female | 318 | 146 | 454 | 501 | 457 |
| Male | 225 | 96 | 321 | 358 | 347 |
↵a MSGP 91/92 arbitrarily selected as reference category.