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100,000 at risk (see Table 2). The age distribution of affected children, adolescents, and young adults in both areas differed from what has been reported in studies from predominantly European or European-descended populations (Figures 1A and 1B). There is a distinct biphasic distribution of JRA prevalence by age in Caucasians, with peaks in the late preschool years and in early adolescence 3031. Data from both IHS databases show a distinct peak at age 5& 8211;12 years with proportionately smaller numbers of patients in the preschool and early adolescent age groups. In both Areas, peaks in late adolescence and early adulthood are observed, consistent with our observation that rheumatoid arthritis is a disease of young adults in this population (Mauldin et al, manuscript in preparation). The absence of a prevalence peak in the preschool years may reflect the almost complete absence of children with monoarticular or pauciarticular JRA in the IHS user population, consistent with previous studies in non-European populations 57813153233. We found no individuals in the database with the ICD-9 code commonly used to denote pauciarticular-onset JRA ( ICD-9 714.32). In the Oklahoma City Area we found a single child (a 12 year old female) diagnosed with monoarthritis ( ICD-9 714.33). Table 2 Rheumatic Diseases in Children and Adolescents Identified in the Oklahoma City and Billings Area Databases Area Oklahoma City Area Billings Disease Entity Number Prevalence (Estimated) Number Prevalence (Estimated) RA JRA 62 53 100,000 33 115 100,000 Spondyloarthopathy 20 17 100,000 12 42 100,00
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