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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 4/2012

01.04.2012 | Original Article

The prevalences of some rheumatic diseases in western Turkey: Havsa study

verfasst von: Necati Çakır, Ömer Nuri Pamuk, Emine Derviş, Neşe İmeryüz, Haşim Uslu, Ömer Benian, Edip Elelçi, Genco Erdem, Fatma Oğuz Sarvan, Mustafa Şenocak

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 4/2012

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Abstract

To study the prevalence major rheumatic diseases in western Turkey. This survey was conducted in Havsa which have a total population of 18,771. Physicians and interns visited every household, interviewed face to face a questionnaire about the symptoms of rheumatic disorders. The individuals replied positively to any question were examined at the nearest health center. Those have no objective findings related to any rheumatic diseases were excluded. People could not be clinically diagnosed were asked to come to the hospital for further evaluation. A total 17,835 of 18,771 residents participated. We estimated the prevalence of Behçet’s Disease (BD) as 0.019%; ankylosing spondylitis: 0.120%; rheumatoid arthritis: 0.321%; knee osteoarthritis (OA): 5.351%; hand OA: 1.110%; hand and knee OA: 1.958%; total OA: 8.420%; primary Raynaud’s: 1.192%; psoriasis: 0.424 %; psoriatic arthritis: 0.050%; rheumatic fever: 0.318%; rheumatic heart disease: 0.200%; inflammatory bowel disease: 0.023%; lupus: 0.059%; gout: 0.018%; systemic sclerosis: 0.022%; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: 0.032%; temporal arteritis: 0.020%, and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) as 0.006%. Figures were adjusted for age-sex of the general Turkish population. The prevalence’s of BD and FMF are considerably lower in Havsa as compared to other regions in Turkey.
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Metadaten
Titel
The prevalences of some rheumatic diseases in western Turkey: Havsa study
verfasst von
Necati Çakır
Ömer Nuri Pamuk
Emine Derviş
Neşe İmeryüz
Haşim Uslu
Ömer Benian
Edip Elelçi
Genco Erdem
Fatma Oğuz Sarvan
Mustafa Şenocak
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1699-4

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