Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis in Turkey: A Nationwide Study
![](/xmlui/themes/Mirage2//images/mime.png)
Tarih
2018Yazar
Tuncer, TirajeGilgil, Erdal
Kacar, Cahit
Kurtais, Yesim
Kutlay, Sehim
Butun, Bulent
Yalcin, Peyman
Akarirmak, Ulku
Altan, Lale
Ardic, Fusun
Ardicoglu, Ozge
Altay, Zuhal
Canturk, Ferhan
Cerrahoglu, Lale
Cevik, Remzi
Demir, Huseyin
Durmaz, Berrin
Dursun, Nigar
Duruoz, Tuncay
Erdogan, Canan
Evcik, Deniz
Gursoy, Savas
Hizmetli, Sami
Kaptanoglu, Ece
Kayhan, Onder
Kirnap, Mehmet
Kokino, Siranus
Kozanoglu, Erkan
Kuran, Banu
Nas, Kemal
Oncel, Sema
Sindel, Dilsad
Orkun, Sevim
Sarpel, Tunay
Savas, Serpil
Sendur, Omer Faruk
Senel, Kazim
Ugurlu, Hatice
Uzunca, Kaan
Tekeoglu, Ibrahim
Guillemin, Francis
Üst veri
Tüm öğe kaydını gösterÖzet
Objectives: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) in Turkey using the same telephone questionnaire developed for screening RA and SpA in France and used in Serbia and Lithuania. Material and methods: The study was performed in two steps. In step I, the French questionnaire was translated into Turkish and validated through a group of 200 patients (80 males, 120 females; mean age 44.0 +/- 13.1 years; range, 19 to 75 years) followed up at the rheumatology departments of University Hospitals in Antalya and Ankara. In step II, the validated Turkish questionnaire was administered face-to-face to randomly selected 4,012 subjects (1,670 males, 2,342 females; mean age 41.5 +/- 16.8 years; range, 16 to 97 years) by trained general practitioners across the country, in 25 provinces for case detection. The subjects who were suspected of having RA or SpA in accordance with the questionnaire were invited to the nearest university hospital for rheumatologic examination in order to confirm the diagnosis. Results: In step II, a total of 25 subjects (2 males, 23 females) were diagnosed as RA. The standardized RA prevalence for the general population of Turkey was calculated as 0.56% (95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.33-0.79), 0.10% (95% CI; -0.05-0.25) for males and 0.89% (95% CI; 0.51-1.27) for females. A total of 18 subjects (3 males, 15 females) were diagnosed as SpA. The standardized SpA prevalence for the general population of Turkey was 0.46% (95% CI; 0.25-0.67), 0.17% (95% CI; -0.03-0.37) for males and 0.65% (95% CI; 0.32-0.98) for females. The prevalence of RA was highest in the Northern region (2.00%) and the prevalence of SpA was highest in the Central region (1.49%). Conclusion: The prevalences of RA and SpA in Turkey are close to each other and there are significant inter-regional variations in prevalences of both RA and SpA.
Kaynak
ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGYCilt
33Sayı
2Bağlantı
https://dx.doi.org/10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2018.6480https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/6262
Koleksiyonlar
- Makale Koleksiyonu [5200]
- Makale Koleksiyonu [5745]
- Öksüz Yayınlar Koleksiyonu - WoS [6162]