Prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand and hip osteoarthritis among individuals 40 years or older: a study conducted in İzmir city
Abstract
Methods: The study included a sample size of 522 people calculated using the Epi Info™ software. Demographic information, weight, height and body mass index were recorded. Patients were physically examined for evidence of osteoarthritis, such as joint tenderness, range of motion deficiency, deformity, 1st carpometacarpal joint involvement and Heberden’s and/or Bouchard’s nodes. One hundred and ninety-one individuals were suspected of having knee/hand/hip osteoarthritis and 152 of these were called in for radiographs.
Results: The prevalence of symptomatic knee, hand and hip osteoarthritis of adults aged ≥40 years was 20.9%, 2.8% and 1.0%, respectively. Symptomatic knee and hand osteoarthritis was significantly higher among women (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference between two genders regarding symptomatic hip osteoarthritis.
Conclusion: Knee osteoarthritis is frequent in the region in which the study was conducted. An effective health policy regarding osteoarthritis can be created following further studies with larger samples representing the entire country.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Hilal Yesil
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Simin Hepguler
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Cihat Ozturk
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Kazım Capaci
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Murat Yesil
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Publication Date
September 18, 2013
Submission Date
March 7, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2013 Volume: 47 Number: 4