Al Snih Soham, Ray Laura, Markides Kyriakos S
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0460, USA.
J Aging Health. 2006 Apr;18(2):207-23. doi: 10.1177/0898264305285661.
This study examines the prevalence of self-reported arthritis and arthritis symptoms and their relationship to functional limitations in elders from Latin America and the Caribbean and in Mexican Americans from the southwestern United States. This study includes 8,122 elderly aged 60 and older from seven Latin America and Caribbean countries and 2,580 noninstitutionalized Mexican Americans aged 65 or older residing in the southwestern United States. The estimated prevalence of self-reported arthritis ranged from 23.8% in Mexico City to 55.6% in Havana. The prevalence of self-reported pain among arthritic subjects across all countries ranged from 30.7% in older Mexican Americans to 83.7% in Santiago. Arthritis was independently associated with any Activities of Daily Living and any Instrumental Activities of Daily Living limitation across the eight countries after controlling for relevant factors. Self-reported arthritis and arthritis symptoms are highly prevalent among elders from Latin America and the Caribbean and older Mexican Americans and is a significant cause of disability in all studied populations.
本研究调查了拉丁美洲和加勒比地区老年人以及美国西南部墨西哥裔美国人中自我报告的关节炎及关节炎症状的患病率，及其与功能受限的关系。该研究纳入了来自7个拉丁美洲和加勒比国家的8122名60岁及以上的老年人，以及居住在美国西南部的2580名65岁及以上的非机构化墨西哥裔美国人。自我报告的关节炎患病率估计范围从墨西哥城的23.8%到哈瓦那的55.6%。所有国家关节炎患者中自我报告疼痛的患病率范围从老年墨西哥裔美国人的30.7%到圣地亚哥的83.7%。在控制相关因素后，在这八个国家中，关节炎与任何日常生活活动及任何工具性日常生活活动受限均独立相关。自我报告的关节炎及关节炎症状在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的老年人以及老年墨西哥裔美国人中非常普遍，并且是所有研究人群中残疾的一个重要原因。
