Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia Rheumatica is indexed under Autoimmune & Inflammatory, inflammatory myalgia.
- US prevalence
- No US figure has cleared source review yet. Sources under review: Migrated from legacy autoimmune dataset; awaiting TIER_1 source.
- ICD-10-CM codes
- M35.3
- Typical onset
- older adult / 70-80
- Course
- persistent
- Body systems
- shoulder girdle, hip girdle, bursae
- Sex differences
- female-predominant
- Racial and ethnic differences
- highest in Northern European descent
What this page does not establish
These figures describe populations, not individuals, and none of them is a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. Prevalence estimates are approximate and reflect published ranges. Disparity figures are reported patterns, not causes.
Taxonomy last reviewed 2026-05-19. Each figure on the interactive page carries its own source and retrieval date, which can be later than this review.
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