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Prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip osteoarthritis in Greece. The ESORDIG study
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip osteoarthritis (OA) in the general adult population of Greece. METHODS: This cross-sectional population based study was conducted on the total adult population of 7 communities (8547 subjects) and on 2100 out of 5686 randomly sel...
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Published in: | Journal of rheumatology 2006-12, Vol.33 (12), p.2507-2514 |
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Summary: | OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip osteoarthritis (OA) in the general adult population
of Greece. METHODS: This cross-sectional population based study was conducted on the total adult population of 7 communities
(8547 subjects) and on 2100 out of 5686 randomly selected subjects in an additional 2 communities. Sixteen rheumatologists
visited the target population at their homes; an interview based on a standardized questionnaire was conducted and clinical
evaluation and laboratory investigations were done, when necessary. ACR classification criteria were used for diagnosing symptomatic
OA. RESULTS: Of the final target population of 10,647 subjects, 8740 (82.1%) participated in the study. The age and sex adjusted
prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand, and hip OA was 6.0% (95% CI 5.6-6.4), 2% (1.8-2.2), and 0.9% (0.7-1.1), respectively.
Symptomatic knee, hand, and hip OA prevalence was significantly higher among women than men and increased significantly with
age. Symptomatic knee OA was significantly more common in the rural compared to urban and suburban populations. Logistic regression
analysis showed a significant association of female sex and age > or = 50 years with all sites of OA, of obesity with knee
and hip OA, and of a low level of education with knee OA. CONCLUSION: Symptomatic knee, hand, and hip OA is common in the
general adult population of Greece, showing a female preponderance and a prevalence increasing with age. Female sex and age
are risk factors for all sites of OA, obesity for knee and hip OA, and a low level of education for knee OA. |
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ISSN: | 0315-162X 1499-2752 |