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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.9.4073

Prevalence of Arthritis and Related Factors among Korean Adults  

Kim, Soon-Young (Department of Nursing, Joongbu University)
Nam, Hae-Sung (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
Kang, Chan (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Medical Sciences)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.9, 2012 , pp. 4073-4081 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of arthritis and to identify subgroups with high prevalence rates of arthritis. Study subjects were 18,406 Korean adults aged 19 and more from the 4th (2007-2009) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys data. Annual self-reported prevalence and its rate ratios by demographic and behavioral factors were calculated using SAS 9.2 with survey procedure. The result was as follows. The crude prevalence of arthritis was 11.7% (osteoarthritis 10.2% and rheumatoid arthritis 1.7%). The prevalence was increased by age strata (2.4% in 19-44 aged, 16.4% in 45-64, 38.3% in 65 and more). After adjusting for age, we found the subgroups with high prevalence: older people, women, residents in non-apartment area, separated and divorced people, people with low education, people with several occupations (agricultural and fishery workers, elementary occupations, and unemployed), people with low household incomes, people with medical aid, and people with higher BMI. Those subgroups may be target populations in community health programs to control the disability from arthritis.
Keywords
Arthritis; Cross sectional survey; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Socioeconomic factors;
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