PREVALENCE OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN PATIENTS INSURED TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH BOX

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in patients attending the polyclinic april 3 CNS of the municipality of camargo. This is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in the months of march 2017 to march 2018, with 81 patients insured to the c.n.s. they went to the lab. Among the results it was obtained that there is a 20% prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis, being more prevalent in the female population (63%) and between the ages of 66 to 75 years.