AB1286 Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis, undifferentiated (U) spondyloarthritis (SPA) in india: results from who ilar copcord india program stage i survey 2000–2010

Background Using a low cost low infrastructure model, the WHO ILAR COPCORD (Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases) surveys have covered several population in Asia and Latin America. The reported prevalence of AS based on large sample surveys was 0.2–0.3 in China and 0.12 in Iran. We used the Bhigwan COPCORD model to complete comprehensive surveys at several urban and rural site in India. Objectives To describe the prevalence of SpA in India with a focus on AS Results 51 741 population (66% rural) in 11 sites all over India was screened using a suitable COPCORD core questionnaire and protocol. Stage I survey was carried out in 3 concurrent overlap phases. House to house visit identified respondents with current/past musculoskeletal pain (last 7 days). Paramedics interviewed respondents to map MSK pain and record patient centric outcome including an Indian version HAQ (Phase 2). Clinical evaluation was carried out by rheumatologists with minimal investigations (Phase 3). The diagnosis was clinical. Survey sites and samples were chosen by convenience. Data was centrally processed and analysed using standard software; significant p Conclusions The burden of SpA in India (1.2 billion population) is enormous. Compared to global statistics, the prevalence of clinical AS and psoriatic arthritis in the Indian population appears low. References [1] www.copcord.org [2] Chopra & Nasser. (MSK Burden in Developing World). Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol2008;22(4):583–604 [3] Joshi & Chopra (Bhigwan COPCORD model) J Rheumatol2009;36:614–22. Acknowledgements The Bone and Joint Decade India, collegue rheumatologists from academia and practise, support staff at COPCORD centres and community Disclosure of Interest None declared