Rheumatoid arthritis prevalence in Quebec

BMC Research Notes

Table 2 Rheumatoid arthritis in over-all rural Quebec and in two rural sub-regions: Period prevalence (1992–2008) estimates (per 1,000 residents) according to age and sex categories, based on latent class model regression: Contrasting rural Quebec results to two rural sub-regions

Region	Age and sex group	Prevalence	95%	CrI**
		[per 1000]
Rural Quebec*	Female 45+	9.95	9.94	9.95
	Female < 45 y/o	1.53	1.44	1.62
	Male 45+	7.45	7.20	7.70
	Male < 45 y/o	0.47	0.43	0.52
Iles de la Madeleine	Female 45+	9.65	9.00	9.94
	Female < 45 y/o	4.00	2.00	7.22
	Male 45+	7.17	4.24	9.71
	Male < 45 y/o	0.37	0.00	2.10
Saguenay	Female45+	9.90	9.68	9.95
	Female < 45 y/o	2.30	1.77	2.99
	Male 45+	5.50	4.45	6.80
	Male < 45 y/o	0.60	0.38	0.99

*Estimate for rural Quebec does not include the two sub-regions.
**Bayesian 95% credible intervals the values between which there is a 95% probability of containing the parameter of interest, given the data and the prior information used.

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