Abstract
Objective: Epidemiological data for MCTD are limited. Leveraging data from the Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP), a racially/ethnically diverse population-based registry of cases with SLE and related diseases including MCTD, we provide estimates of the prevalence and incidence of MCTD. Methods: MLSP cases were identified from rheumatologists, hospitals and population databases using a variety of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes. MCTD was defined as one of the following: fulfilment of our modified Alarcon-Segovia and Kahn criteria, which required a positive RNP antibody and the presence of synovitis, myositis and RP; a diagnosis of MCTD and no other diagnosis of another CTD; and a diagnosis of MCTD regardless of another CTD diagnosis. Results: Overall, 258 (7.7%) cases met a definition of MCTD. Using our modified Alarcon-Segovia and Kahn criteria for MCTD, the age-Adjusted prevalence was 1.28 (95% CI 0.72, 2.09) per 100 000. Using our definition of a diagnosis of MCTD and no other diagnosis of another CTD yielded an age-Adjusted prevalence and incidence of MCTD of 2.98 (95% CI 2.10, 4.11) per 100 000 and 0.39 (95% CI 0.22, 0.64) per 100 000, respectively. The age-Adjusted prevalence and incidence were highest using a diagnosis of MCTD regardless of other CTD diagnoses and were 16.22 (95% CI 14.00, 18.43) per 100 000 and 1.90 (95% CI 1.49, 2.39) per 100 000, respectively. Conclusions: The MLSP provided estimates for the prevalence and incidence of MCTD in a diverse population. The variation in estimates using different case definitions is reflective of the challenge of defining MCTD in epidemiologic studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2845-2849 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Rheumatology |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2023 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved.
Funding
Disclosure statement: C.G. received consulting fees from the CDC, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, MGP, Sanofi and UCB and grants from UCB and Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. P.M.I. received consulting fees from GlaxoSmithKline and Momenta/Janssen. G.H., E.D.F., J.P.B., H.M.B., J.E.S., A.A., J.M.B., L.G.-P., Y.A., E.M.G., C.P., C.G.H. and H.P. have nothing to declare. Acknowledgements This work was funded by a grant (U58/DP002827) from the CDC. This publication was supported by the CDC as part of a financial assistance award totaling $5.3 million with 100% funded by CDC/Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Cooperative agreements between the NYC DOHMH and New York University School of Medicine provided support for this analysis.
Funders | Funder number |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
Sanofi | |
AbbVie | |
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | |
School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley |
Keywords
- MCTD
- epidemiology
- incidence
- prevalence