XXXX among older adults from a gender perspective: findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC-Blekinge).

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: @entity158 is common in the elderly population and its prevalence varies according to the studied disease, clinical setting, sex and age. This study examines @entity158 in an aging population from a gender perspective. METHODS: The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC) is conducted at four research centres. @entity1 were recruited from the baseline sample (n=1402) at one of the research centres, SNAC-Blekinge. Individuals aged 60 years and older were included and non-participation was documented. Research personnel conducted the medical examination on two occasions. RESULTS: The prevalence of @entity158 was 769/1402 (54.8%), distributed as 496/817 (64.5%) @entity1 and 273/585 (35.5%) @entity1 , p<0.01. @entity1 reported more @entity158 located in the vertebral column, p<0.01. The most common @entity158 location was the legs and feet. About 84% reported @entity158 intensity as 4 or higher on the visual analogue scale (VAS). @entity158 intensity declines with age among @entity1 , p<0.01. The most frequent treatment was painkillers. A total of 128/263 (48.7%) of the @entity1 received no @entity158 treatment compared with 177/478 (37.0%) of the @entity1 , p<0.01. In a multivariate logistic regression model, @entity1 yielded the highest OR [OR 1.94 (C.I. 1.51-2.49)] for @entity158 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity158 is common among older adults and there are significant differences between the sexes. Almost 55% of @entity1 reported @entity158 , predominantly @entity1 . In the majority of cases the intensity was rated as moderate or severe (VAS >4) and @entity1 rated higher than @entity1 p<0.02. Almost half of the @entity1 (48.7%) did not receive any treatment compared to 37% of the @entity1 , p<0.01.
