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Prevalence and Concomitants of Arthritis in the Elderly in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 英文参考文献

PrevalenceandConcomitantsofArthritisintheElderly inRioGrandedoSul,Brazil SergioL.Blay1*,GerdaG.Fillenbaum2,3,SergioB.Andreoli1,Fa′bioL.Gastal4 1Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Sa?o Paulo, Sa?o Paulo, Brazil (Escola Paulista de Medicina – UNIFESP), 2Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, 3Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans AdministrationMedicalCenter,Durham,NorthCarolina,UnitedStatesofAmerica,4ProjectScientificCommitteeMedicalDirector,SistemadeSau′deMa?edeDeus,Porto Alegre,Brazil Abstract Objectives: Information on the prevalence and concomitants of arthritis in developing countries is sparse. It is unclear whethertheyarecomparabletofindingsindevelopedcountries.Toascertaintheprevalence,demographiccharacteristics, andhealth-relatedconcomitantsofarthritisinolderpersonsinthesouthernstateofRioGrandedoSul,Brazil,amiddle incomecountry. Methods:ThestateofRioGrandedoSul,Brazil,wassubdividedintonineregions.Stratifiedrandomsamplingwasusedto identify 880 community residents age $60 years in each region. One region with suspect data was excluded. Of 7040 community residents contacted in eight regions, 6963 participated (1.1% refusal rate). In 1995, trained, monitored interviewers, using structured questionnaires, conducted in-home interviews gathering information on demographic characteristics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, living arrangements, employment status), health behaviors (physical activity, tobacco use, social activity), functional limitations, depression, and 15 self-reported health conditions, includingarthritis.Datawereanalyzedusingdescriptivestatisticsandlogisticregression. Results:Arthritis,reportedby43%ofthesample,wasmoreprevalentinwomen,amongthelesseducated,thosewithlower income,andhigherage.Severity,butnotprevalence,differedbyrace/ethnicity.Controlledanalysesindicatedsignificant association with female gender, l