Prevalence of XXXX in Brazil: a study using the COPCORD approach.

@entity1 @entity239 @entity627 @entity571 @entity158 @entity309
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of @entity627 in residents of Montes Claros, Brazil, of both sexes, aged above 16 years, using the COPCORD questionnaire. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 3038 @entity1 ; the sample was probabilistic, by conglomerates, multiple stages, within homogeneous strata, the sampling unit being the domicile. The COPCORD questionnaire was used for all subjects, and a rheumatologist evaluated those @entity1 who presented @entity158 and/or functional disability. Laboratory tests and radiographs of small and large joints were done in some @entity1 to confirm the diagnosis. Subjects were identified by socioeconomic level in quintiles A, B, C, D, and E, A being the highest. RESULTS: Two hundred nineteen @entity1 were identified with @entity627 , mean age 37 (SD 27) years, with female predominance. Seventy-seven (35.2%) were unemployed and socioeconomic level D was the most prevalent. Of all @entity1 with @entity627 , @entity571 ( @entity571 ) was observed in 126 (57.5%) @entity1 , @entity239 ( @entity239 ) in 76 (34.7%), @entity309 ( @entity309 ) in 14 (6.4%), and lupus in 3 (1.4%). @entity1 were predominant in all diseases except @entity571 . The mean (SD) age was 56 (12.7) years for @entity571 , 43.2 (9.1) for @entity239 , 53.4 (13.9) for @entity309 , and 40 (14) for lupus. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of @entity627 evaluated by the COPCORD questionnaire was 4.14% for @entity571 , 2.5% for @entity239 , 0.46% for @entity309 , and 0.098% for lupus.
