The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Argentina: a capture-recapture study in a city of Buenos Aires province.
J Clin Rheumatol
; 16(7): 317-21, 2010 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-20859227
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the population of a city of 70,000 inhabitants located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.METHODS:
Based on the hypothesis that RA is an underdiagnosed disease in Argentina, a capture-recapture method was applied. A local registry of RA patients of Luján City was taken as the primary source; a telephone survey was specifically carried out as a secondary source of information. Patients suspected of having RA were referred to a local hospital to be examined by a team of 12 rheumatologists. Anamnesis and physical examination were followed by hand and foot radiography and erythrocyte sedimentation rate and rheumatoid factor measurements.RESULTS:
According to the American College of Rheumatology criteria, a prevalence rate of 0.94% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.86%-1.02%) was found in the surveyed population; in agreement with other studies, this prevalence was higher in women when compared with men (for female, 1.54% [95% CI, 1.40%-1.69%]; for male, 0.40% [95% CI, 0.32%-0.49%]).CONCLUSION:
The prevalence of RA in a representative sample of the population of a city from the central region of Argentina seems to be close to 1%.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Artritis Reumatoide
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Rheumatol
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
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ORTOPEDIA
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REUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Argentina