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[Osteoarthrosis and associated chronic pathologies in patients of a primary care unit].
Revista Médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social 2011 November
OBJECTIVE: to determine the clinical typology of osteoartrosis (OA) and its association with chronic diseases.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 101 patients diagnosed with OA according to criteria of American College of Rheumatology types of OA was done. Sociodemographical variables, nutritional variables, medical attention and associate chronic pathologies were measured.
RESULTS: up to 68.3 % of the 60-year-old population presented some type of OA with significant differences for women (p = 0.001). Some type of obesity was present in 52.5 % of the patients. The most frequent OA was in the knee (74.3 %). It was observed that 35 % of all the cases presented arterial hypertension and 15 % diabetes mellitus. The follow-up medical attention was carried out by the family physician in 84.2 % of the cases, the minority was seen by a specialist.
CONCLUSIONS: Women were the most affected genre by OA. The most frequent type of OA was in the knee related to major degree of obesity.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 101 patients diagnosed with OA according to criteria of American College of Rheumatology types of OA was done. Sociodemographical variables, nutritional variables, medical attention and associate chronic pathologies were measured.
RESULTS: up to 68.3 % of the 60-year-old population presented some type of OA with significant differences for women (p = 0.001). Some type of obesity was present in 52.5 % of the patients. The most frequent OA was in the knee (74.3 %). It was observed that 35 % of all the cases presented arterial hypertension and 15 % diabetes mellitus. The follow-up medical attention was carried out by the family physician in 84.2 % of the cases, the minority was seen by a specialist.
CONCLUSIONS: Women were the most affected genre by OA. The most frequent type of OA was in the knee related to major degree of obesity.
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