Study of Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Bidar Population: A Hospital Based Study.

To conduct a systematic study of prevalence of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Bidar population. The study was conducted between the years 2010-2013 in Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences Teaching hospital, Bidar. Study included 500 patients aged over 15 years. The study area included the patients of Bidar district population coming to the OPD of Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences Teaching hospital, Bidar. The prevalence was determined based upon the clinical examination on OPD basis and Microbiological investigation. The prevalence of RA was found to be 13%. The prevalence peaked at the age 35-44 years (27.69%) before dropping in those aged ≥ 65 years. RA was more prevalent in women than in men. (Women= 66.15, Men= 33.85). Prevalence of RA is more (13%) in Bidar population than the global prevalence. By this study, it is observed that the women seropositive RA rate is more.