Naslov
Epidemiology of degenerative rheumatic diseases in Croatia - Yugoslavia

Autori
Mimica, Milorad ; Krapac, Ladislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstracts - XVIth International Congress of Rheumatology / - Sydney, 1985, 339-339

Skup
XVIth International Congress of Rheumatology

Mjesto i datum
Sydney, Australija, 19.05.1985. - 25.05.1985

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
diseases; rheumatic; degenerative; epidemiology; Croatia; Yugoslavia

Sažetak
The prevalence of degenarative rheumatic diseases (DRD) in a saraple of the population of SR Croatia (2424 persons aged from 48 to 67 years) was studied and analysed by raeans of computer. The symptoms of DRD were graded from 1 to 5. It was found that 26% of the men and 24% of the women had spondylarthrosis and 19% of the men and 24% of the.women arthroses of the peripheral joints (P<0, 001). 36% thern had one or both degenerative rheumatic diseases. The relations- hip of DRD and 272 other variables was also analysed. There was no significant correlation of DRD in relation to body height and weight. More DRD-s were diagosed in patients with chronic bronchitis, gastritis and colitis. Women with spondylarthorsis have more neuroses (P<0, 001), cistitis or ureth- ritis (P<0, 05) and chronic tonsilitis (P<0, 05). Arthroses were more often seen in patient with atherosclerosis (P<0, 01), var- ices cruris (P<0, 01) and in women with chronic coiitis (P<0, 001).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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