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Table 2 Annual hospitalization rates in Spain (2002–2017) for rheumatoid arthritis as the main diagnosis or comorbidity. Annual hospitalization rates per 100,000 inhabitantsa

From: Hospitalization burden and comorbidities of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Spain during the period 2002–2017

Year

RA as main diagnosis

RA as comorbidity

Rate

95% CI

Rate

95% CI

2002

7.11

6.97–7.25

24.50

24.08–24.92

2003

8.10

7.98–8.22

26.67

26.25–27.10

2004

7.42

7.28–7.55

27.79

27.36–28.22

2005

7.10

6.97–7.24

31.57

31.13–32.02

2006

5.70

5.55–5.85

32.37

31.93–32.82

2007

4.28

4.14–4.43

33.90

33.46–34.34

2008

4.23

4.08–4.37

35.00

34.56–35.44

2009

3.82

3.69–3.96

37.99

37.54–38.44

2010

3.38

3.25–3.52

39.99

39.55–40.44

2011

3.34

3.20–3.47

43.08

42.63–43.53

2012

2.78

2.64–2.90

43.71

43.26–44.15

2013

2.56

2.44–2.68

45.66

45.21–46.11

2014

2.18

2.06–2.30

48.21

47.76–48.66

2015

2.09

1.98–2.21

50.12

49.67–50.57

2016

2.03

1.91–2.15

53.74

53.29–54.19

2017

1.93

1.82–2.05

54.45

54.00–54.91

Total

4.15

4.11–4.19

39.73

39.62–39.84

  1. aRA rheumatoid arthritis