Epidemiology: Rheumatoid Arthritis in China – Rapid urbanization presents favorable market potential

Publication date: October 2012
Report size: 31 pages

Keywords : rheumatoid arthritis

Datamonitor expects a substantial increase in prevalent rheumatoid arthritis in China over the next decade. In 2011, there were approximately 3.966 million total prevalent cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China. About 53% of RA cases were among people living in rural areas. However, by 2021, 57% of RA cases will be urban.Gain insight into market potential, ...

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OVERVIEW
•Catalyst
•Summary

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
•Disease background
•Forecast results

DISEASE DEFINITION AND DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA •Disease definition of rheumatoid arthritis
•Common diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis

GLOBAL VARIATION AND HISTORICAL TRENDS•Global variation
•Contemporary trends - Incidence
- Prevalence

•China

DRIVERS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS EPIDEMIOLOGY•Rheumatoid arthritis is a major cause of disability
•Risk factors are largely unknown

EPIDEMIOLOGIC FORECASTING OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN CHINA•Overview - Population denominators

•Description of methods - Sources of epidemiologic data

EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESULTS•Total prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in China - National estimates
- Rural/urban
- Tier 1 cities
- Tier 2 cities
- Age and gender
- Age-standardized prevalence rates

DISCUSSION•Strengths and limitations of Datamonitor's epidemiologic projections

BIBLIOGRAPHY
•Journal articles
•Websites

TABLES
•Table: ACR/EULAR diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis
•Table: Examples of co-morbid conditions associated with the occurrence of RA and their level and mechanism of relationship with RA
•Table: Summary of sources used in this forecast
•Table: Economic indicators in Chinese city tiers, 2005
•Table: Total prevalent cases of rheumatoid arthritis in adults aged 25+ in China (000s), 2011–21
•Table: Total prevalent cases of rheumatoid arthritis in China, by age group, 2011

FIGURES
•Figure: Percentage of population living in urban areas in China, 1950–2020
•Figure: Total prevalent cases of rheumatoid arthritis in adults aged 25+ in China, by urban/rural (000s), 2011–21
•Figure: Total prevalent cases of rheumatoid arthritis in major cities, China, 2011–21
•Figure: Average annual growth rates of rheumatoid arthritis in China, by geographic area, 2011–21
•Figure: Total prevalent cases of rheumatoid arthritis in China, by gender, 2011
•Figure: Age-specific total prevalent cases of rheumatoid arthritis in China, 2011–21
•Figure: Age-standardized total prevalence rates of rheumatoid arthritis in China, by gender, 2011

Companies Mentioned

Aviva Plc, Fiskars Corporation, Hutchison 3G UK Limited, Schindler Holding Ltd.

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