Table 2

Diagnoses suspected by the rheumatologist at baseline and percentage of confirmed diagnoses by chart review for patients of group A1 (follow-up visit in our clinic)

Diagnosis (n=213)Suspected at baseline (n (%*))Confirmed by chart review (n (%†))
RA61 (28.6)47 (77.0)
Spondylarthropathy51 (23.9)41 (80.4)
CTD43 (20.2)36 (83.7)
FMS/CSS1 (0.5)0 (0.0)
Osteoarthritis16 (7.5)13 (81.3)
‘Other inflammatory’14 (6.6)9 (64.3)
‘Other non-inflammatory’27 (12.7)10 (37.0)

  • ↵* Percentage of total population in columns.

  • ↵† Percentage of diagnoses as initially suspected.

  • CSS, central sensitivity syndrome; CTD, connective tissue disease; FMS, fibromyalgia syndrome; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.