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versión On-line ISSN 2221-2434
Resumen
RODRIGUEZ PUGA, Rolando y DUENAS RODRIGUEZ, Yasnier. Study of Clinical and Epidemiological Factors in Patients Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rev. Finlay [online]. 2023, vol.13, n.4, pp. 404-413. Epub 30-Dic-2023. ISSN 2221-2434.
Foundation:
rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that produces chronic and irreversible joint damage that leads to deterioration in quality of life and permanent disability with a worldwide prevalence of between 1.0 and 1.5 %.
Objective:
to identify the main clinical-epidemiological characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the Eastern Area Teaching Polyclinic of Camagüey.
Methods:
a descriptive case series study was carried out at the Eastern Area Teaching Polyclinic of Camagüey. From the universe of 108 patients, a sample of 102 was selected, once the selection criteria were applied. The variables were studied: age group, sex, skin color, years of diagnosis, clinical signs and symptoms, risk factors; as well as complications presented. SPSS was used to process the data and they were expressed in absolute values and percentages.
Results:
the age group of 60 years and older predominated (45.0 %), women (75.5 %), patients of white skin color (66.7 %), with rheumatoid arthritis of 16-20 years of evolution (22.5 %), vasculitis (25.5 %) and pain (94.1 %) among the main signs and symptoms, while coffee consumption (69.6 %) and female sex were found among the risk factors. modifiable and non-modifiable risk. Osteoporosis was the most notable of the complications presented (69.6 %).
Conclusions:
in the series studied, female sex, advanced age, pain as the main symptom, as well as osteoporosis stood out among the complications presented.
Palabras clave : arthritis rheumatoid; autoimmune diseases; clinical diagnosis.