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. 2019 Dec 16;9(12):e033536. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033536

Table 4.

Alternate diagnoses for false-positive cases detected by the algorithms

Alternate diagnosis
False-positive cases detected by self-report + IRD questionnaire,
n=39
Osteoarthritis (n=24)
Scapulohumeral periarthritis (n=5)
Polymyalgia rheumatica (n=3)
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (n=3)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (n=2)
Osteoporosis (n=1)
Lumbar sciatic (n=1)
False-positive cases detected by self-report + reimbursement database,
n=10
Psoriatic arthritis (n=7)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (n=2)
Osteoarthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease (n=1)

IRD, inflammatory rheumatic disease.