Table 1 Diagnoses of all patients within first 6 months and baseline and final diagnoses of patients participating the 14-year follow-up
All patients | Patients participating the 14-year follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Established diagnosis within 6 months, n (%) | Established diagnosis within 6 months, n (%) | 14 years, n (%) | |
Total number of patients | 104 | 80 | 80 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 16 (15) | 15 (19) | 12 (15) |
Undifferentiated arthritis | 20 (19) | 16 (20) | 8 (10) |
Reactive arthritis | 41 (39) | 31 (39) | 24 (30) |
Sarcoid arthropathy | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 1 (1) |
Polymyalgia rheumatica | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Connective tissue disease | 5 (5) | 3 (4) | 7 (9) |
Arthralgia | 6 (6) | 5 (6) | 3 (4) |
Septic arthritis | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Ankylosing spondylitis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) |
Peripheral spondyloarthritis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
Rheumatic fever | 3 (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) |
Miscellaneous | 7 (7)* | 4 (5)** | 17 (21)*** |