Table 1

Details of the five included real-world RA registries

Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America (CORRONA)The CORRONA registry, established in 2001, is a US-based longitudinal registry of patients with RA (n=25 000) and psoriatic arthritis (n=4000).
Swedish Rheumatology Quality of Care Register (SRR)The SRR was initiated in the mid-1990s and currently encompasses >40 000 patients with RA.
Norfolk Arthritis Register (NOAR)The NOAR in the UK, established in 1989, is an early arthritis inception cohort registry that currently comprises over 4000 patients, identified from primary and secondary care.
Institute of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis (IORRA)The IORRA cohort was established in 2000 at the Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan. Approximately 5000–5800 patients participate; more than 11 000 patients have been enrolled at least once.
CORRONA InternationalBased on the methodology employed in the CORRONA US registry, this new registry was established in 2011 as a joint collaboration with AstraZeneca. By the end of 2012, a total of 5790 patients had been included from 10 participating countries.
  • RA, rheumatoid arthritis.