Fuchs Judith, Kuhnert Ronny, Scheidt-Nave Christa
Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin.
J Health Monit. 2017 Oct 9;2(3):51-56. doi: 10.17886/RKI-GBE-2017-066. eCollection 2017 Oct.
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease worldwide. In the advanced stage the disease is characterised by joint pain and loss of joint functionality. In the Robert Koch Institute's GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS health interview survey, 17.9% of adults over 18 reported having suffered from osteoarthritis during the past twelve months, whereby prevalence for women (21.8%) was higher than for men (13.9%). Osteoarthritis becomes more common with age. Among those aged 65 and over, around half of all women (48.1%) and nearly one third of men (31.2%) are affected. Due to population ageing, the prevalence of osteoarthritis in Germany can be expected to increase further in the future.
骨关节炎是全球最常见的关节疾病。在疾病晚期，其特征为关节疼痛和关节功能丧失。在罗伯特·科赫研究所的2014/2015年德国健康访谈调查（GEDA 2014/2015 - EHIS）中，17.9%的18岁以上成年人报告在过去十二个月中患有骨关节炎，其中女性患病率（21.8%）高于男性（13.9%）。骨关节炎的发病率随年龄增长而升高。在65岁及以上人群中，约一半的女性（48.1%）和近三分之一的男性（31.2%）受到影响。由于人口老龄化，预计德国未来骨关节炎的患病率将进一步上升。
