Table 1 Adult point prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (2018) stratified by sociodemographic characteristics

Sex

Female

101,105 (82.1%)

7,496,953

1.35 (1.34–1.36)

Male

21,975 (17.9%)

6,746,654

0.33 (0.32–0.33)

Age Group

18–34

11,137 (9.0%)

5,375,484

0.21 (0.20–0.21)

35–44

14,399 (11.7%)

2,822,459

0.51 (0.50–0.52)

45–54

26,099 (21.2%)

2,336,645

1.12 (1.10–1.13)

55–64

33,550 (27.3%)

1,889,023

1.78 (1.76–1.80)

65–74

23,751 (19.3%)

1,102,856

2.15 (2.13–2.18)

≥ 75

14,144 (11.5%)

717,140

1.97 (1.94–2.01)

Region

Atlántica

13,702 (11.1%)

1,753,202

0.78 (0.77–0.80)

Bogotá

39,846 (32.4%)

4,376,279

0.91 (0.90–0.92)

Central

33,698 (27.4%)

5,084,180

0.66 (0.66–0.67)

Oriental

16,461 (13.4%)

1,006,125

1.64 (1.61–1.66)

Orinoquía - Amazonía

677 (0.6%)

130,809

0.52 (0.48–0.56)

Pacífica

18,696 (15.2%)

1,893,012

0.99 (0.97–1.00)

Overall

123,080 (100%)

14,243,607

0.86 (0.86–0.87)