Authors
Fereydoun Davatchi, Mahnaz Sandoughi, Nasrin Moghimi, Ahmad‐Reza Jamshidi, Arash Tehrani Banihashemi, Zahra Zakeri, Bahar Sadeghi Abdollahi
Publication date
2016/11
Journal
International journal of rheumatic diseases
Volume
19
Issue
11
Pages
1056-1062
Description
Aim
To calculate the epidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases in Iran.
Materials and Methods
The data of Tehran, Zahedan, Sanandaj (urban) and Tuyserkan (rural) stage Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) studies were gathered. The data were adjusted to the population number of the studied areas to represent Iran.
Results
The population of Iran is 75 149 669 (71.5% urban areas, males 50.4%) and of the mentioned area were respectively 10 000 000, 580 071, 311 444 and 109 262. The interviewed subjects were 10 291, 1565, 2100 and 5830. Male/female ratio was 0.9/1, 0.8/1, 08/1 and 0.8/1.
Musculoskeletal complaints during the past 7 days (people aged ≥ 15 years) were detected in 44.7% of subjects. They were: shoulder 15.6%, wrist 10.4%, hands and fingers 10.2%, hip 8.3%, knee 27.4%, ankle 12.3%, toes 6.2%, cervical spine 14.2% and dorsolumbar spine …
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