title: [Study on the prevalence rate of rheumatoid arthritis in Zhuang nationality population from Nanning, Guangxi].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence rate of rheumatoid arthritis in Zhuang nationality population of Nanning, Guangxi.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 7407 people with Zhuang nationality, aged 16 and over were surveyed. Questionnaire was administered to each subject under survey, while X-ray and serum rheumatoid factor were carried out to all those who gave positive answers. Physical examinations were done to the suspicious cases by experts on rheumatism.
  
  
  RESULTS
  were compared with those in 6826 people of Han ethnicity living in the same district.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence rates of rheumatoid arthritis in Zhuang nationality population was 0.27% when comparing to the Han population which was 0.28% (P > 0.05). Rates of awareness on rheumatoid arthritis in Zhuang and Han population were 5.0% and 10.5% (P > 0.05). After the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis was made and among patients who had received the treatment, the rates were 0% vs. 5.25%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence rate of rheumatoid arthritis in Zhuang nationality population of Nanning, Guangxi was not significantly different than that in Han ethnic group. However, the rates on awareness and the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis were still under satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nanning Eighth People's Hospital, Nanning 530001, China.
authors.forename: Xian-guo
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Chao-zhi
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Qiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jian-wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Qi-quan
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence