Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database Analysis

Objective The incidence rate of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is poorly studied in France. Therefore, we conducted a national hospital database study to assess the overall and regional incidence rates of GCA in France, including overseas territories. Methods Through the national hospitalization databas...

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Main Authors: Lydia Guittet, Hubert deBoysson, Damiano Cerasuolo, Rémy Morello, Audrey Sultan, Samuel Deshayes, Achille Aouba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
Series:ACR Open Rheumatology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11472
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author Lydia Guittet
Hubert deBoysson
Damiano Cerasuolo
Rémy Morello
Audrey Sultan
Samuel Deshayes
Achille Aouba
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Hubert deBoysson
Damiano Cerasuolo
Rémy Morello
Audrey Sultan
Samuel Deshayes
Achille Aouba
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description Objective The incidence rate of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is poorly studied in France. Therefore, we conducted a national hospital database study to assess the overall and regional incidence rates of GCA in France, including overseas territories. Methods Through the national hospitalization database of all patients hospitalized in France, new incidental GCA was identified using International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision medical codes (M31.5 = GCA; M31.6 = GCA and polymyalgia rheumatica [PMR]) during 2013‐2019. The regional incidences were analyzed by graphical methods and Poisson regression. Results A total of 16,540 new GCA with or without PMR diagnoses were identified in all French hospitals over 7 years. The female/male ratio was 1.8. The crude annual incidence rate of GCA with or without PMR was 9.64 (9.50‐9.79) per 100,000 persons aged 50 years or older in continental France and 2.91 (2.35‐3.47) in overseas areas. The GCA with or without PMR incidence rate regularly increased with age in both sexes but with a later peak in men (85 vs 80 years in women). The crude incidence rate was 11.43 (11.21‐11.65) in women and 7.50 (7.31‐7.70) in men. An east–western gradient was noted with an increasing standardized incident rate (SIR) from east to west (P < 10−3) using a departmental stratification of incident rates. Of note, all SIRs in continental regions were higher than those in overseas areas. Conclusion This French nationwide study provides new and dynamic insights regarding GCA with or without PMR incident rates at the country and regional levels. Important rate differences were observed between continental France and the overseas areas.
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spelling doaj.art-c570736a294146afa057d3ca9589538b2023-05-18T04:45:49ZengWileyACR Open Rheumatology2578-57452022-09-014975375910.1002/acr2.11472Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database AnalysisLydia Guittet0Hubert deBoysson1Damiano Cerasuolo2Rémy Morello3Audrey Sultan4Samuel Deshayes5Achille Aouba6Caen Universisty Hospital Caen FranceCaen Universisty Hospital Caen FranceCaen Universisty Hospital Caen FranceCaen Universisty Hospital Caen FranceCaen Universisty Hospital Caen FranceCaen Universisty Hospital Caen FranceCaen Universisty Hospital Caen FranceObjective The incidence rate of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is poorly studied in France. Therefore, we conducted a national hospital database study to assess the overall and regional incidence rates of GCA in France, including overseas territories. Methods Through the national hospitalization database of all patients hospitalized in France, new incidental GCA was identified using International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision medical codes (M31.5 = GCA; M31.6 = GCA and polymyalgia rheumatica [PMR]) during 2013‐2019. The regional incidences were analyzed by graphical methods and Poisson regression. Results A total of 16,540 new GCA with or without PMR diagnoses were identified in all French hospitals over 7 years. The female/male ratio was 1.8. The crude annual incidence rate of GCA with or without PMR was 9.64 (9.50‐9.79) per 100,000 persons aged 50 years or older in continental France and 2.91 (2.35‐3.47) in overseas areas. The GCA with or without PMR incidence rate regularly increased with age in both sexes but with a later peak in men (85 vs 80 years in women). The crude incidence rate was 11.43 (11.21‐11.65) in women and 7.50 (7.31‐7.70) in men. An east–western gradient was noted with an increasing standardized incident rate (SIR) from east to west (P < 10−3) using a departmental stratification of incident rates. Of note, all SIRs in continental regions were higher than those in overseas areas. Conclusion This French nationwide study provides new and dynamic insights regarding GCA with or without PMR incident rates at the country and regional levels. Important rate differences were observed between continental France and the overseas areas.https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11472
spellingShingle Lydia Guittet
Hubert deBoysson
Damiano Cerasuolo
Rémy Morello
Audrey Sultan
Samuel Deshayes
Achille Aouba
Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database Analysis
ACR Open Rheumatology
title Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database Analysis
title_full Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database Analysis
title_fullStr Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database Analysis
title_short Whole‐Country and Regional Incidences of Giant Cell Arteritis in French Continental and Overseas Territories: A 7‐Year Nationwide Database Analysis
title_sort whole country and regional incidences of giant cell arteritis in french continental and overseas territories a 7 year nationwide database analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11472
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