Effect of ethnic origin (Caucasians versus Turks) on the prevalence of rheumatic diseases: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD urban study in Iran

Autor: Alireza Khabazi, Kamal Essalat-Manesh, Farhad Shahram, Jaleh Gholami, Mehrzad Hajialiloo, Mansoor Karimifar, Mansour Salesi, Ahmadreza Jamshidi, Amir Hossein Zangiabadi, Farideh Samadi, Fereydoun Davatchi, Mohsen Soroosh, Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar, Mahmood Akbarian, Mojgan Barghamdi, Massoomeh Akhlaghi, Hamid Reza Moussavi, Farhad Gharibdoost, Amir Salari, Abdolhadi Nadji, Farhad Farzad, Arash Tehrani Banihashemi, Koorosh Ghaznavi, Johannes J. Rasker, Homa Asgharifard, Elham Noorolahzadeh
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Clinical rheumatology, 1275-1282. Springer
ISSUE=28;STARTPAGE=1275;ENDPAGE=1282;ISSN=0770-3198;TITLE=Clinical rheumatology
ISSN: 1434-9949
0770-3198
Popis: The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and rheumatic disorders in Caucasians and Turks in an identical environment. Subjects were selected randomly for an interview from Tehran’s 22 districts. The Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases questionnaire was filled in, positive cases were examined, and if needed, laboratory or X-ray tests were performed. A total of 4,096 houses were visited, and 10,291 persons were interviewed. They were 71.4% Caucasians and 23.1% Turks with similar distribution of age and gender. Musculoskeletal complaints of the past 7 days were detected in 40.8% of Caucasians and 45.5% of Turks (p < 0.001). In Caucasians, the total of musculoskeletal complaints in men was 33.8% (95% CI, 31.4–36.2%) versus 48.3% in women (95% CI, 45.7–50.8%). In Turks, the total of musculoskeletal complaints in men was 36.6% (95% CI, 32.2–41.1%) versus 55.8% in women (95% CI, 55.8–60.6%). The data of Caucasians versus Turks were as follows: knee pain 20.2% (95% CI, 18.2–22.1) versus 24.1% (95% CI, 20.5–27.6), with p < 0.001; dorso-lumbar spine pain 15.1% (95% CI, 13.6–16.6) versus 18.4% (95% CI, 15.1–21.8), with p < 0.001; shoulder pain 10.7% (95% CI, 9.4–11.9) versus 12.3% (95% CI, 9.7–14.8), with p = 0.025; osteoarthritis 14.1% (95% CI, 12.8–15.2) versus 16.4% (95% CI, 14.3–18.6), p = 0.04; and knee osteoarthritis 12.3% (95% CI, 11.8–14.1) versus 15.3% (95% CI, 13.3–17.4), with p < 0.001). There were no significant differences regarding the prevalence of soft tissue rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Behcet’s disease, fibromyalgia, and gout. Although musculoskeletal complaints were more frequent in Turks than in Caucasians, the prevalence of rheumatic disorders was rather similar except for knee osteoarthritis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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