Al Saleh Jamal, Sayed Manal El, Monsef Nahed, Darwish Ebtihal
Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Hatta Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Oman Med J. 2016 Mar;31(2):117-23. doi: 10.5001/omj.2016.23.
To estimate the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in the Emiratis attending primary health care (PHC) clinics in Dubai. The secondary objective was to study the relationship between age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) and rheumatic diseases in the general population. .
The Prevalence of Rheumatic Diseases and Osteoporosis (PRO) in Dubai study was a cross-sectional study, which randomly enrolled Emiratis' aged between 18-85 years old who attended one of 13 PHC clinics between 2 January 2009 and 31 December 2009. Demographic and health data for all participants was obtained via a questionnaire. Participants that indicated positive answers had their responses validated by a rheumatologist and underwent a thorough locomotor examination. .
The study included 3,985 participants with a mean age of 42.1±15.8 years. The majority (77.4%) were female. Lower back pain was the most prevalent problem in our study population (32.9%). Knee osteoarthritis (OA) was the most common form of arthritis seen in our cohort (25.8%). Overall, the prevalence of inflammatory arthritis was 3.1%. Age and BMI were associated with increased risk of knee OA and lower back pain. .
Rheumatic diseases are quite common in Emirati patients attending PHC clinics. Lower back pain and knee OA were the most common musculoskeletal diseases seen in our cohort. There is a need for more population-based studies in the Middle East to have a better understanding of the epidemiology of rheumatic diseases in this region.
评估在迪拜初级卫生保健（PHC）诊所就诊的阿联酋人中风湿性疾病的患病率。次要目的是研究普通人群中年龄、性别和体重指数（BMI）与风湿性疾病之间的关系。
迪拜风湿性疾病和骨质疏松症患病率（PRO）研究是一项横断面研究，随机纳入了2009年1月2日至2009年12月31日期间在13家PHC诊所之一就诊的18 - 85岁的阿联酋人。通过问卷获取所有参与者的人口统计学和健康数据。回答呈阳性的参与者由风湿病学家对其回答进行验证，并接受全面的运动检查。
该研究纳入了3985名参与者，平均年龄为42.1±15.8岁。大多数（77.4%）为女性。下背痛是我们研究人群中最普遍的问题（32.9%）。膝骨关节炎（OA）是我们队列中最常见的关节炎形式（25.8%）。总体而言，炎性关节炎的患病率为3.1%。年龄和BMI与膝OA和下背痛的风险增加相关。
在就诊于PHC诊所的阿联酋患者中，风湿性疾病相当常见。下背痛和膝OA是我们队列中最常见的肌肉骨骼疾病。中东地区需要更多基于人群的研究，以更好地了解该地区风湿性疾病的流行病学情况。
