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<journal-id>1817-5996</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Reumatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cuba Reumatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1817-5996</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial CIMEQ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1817-59962019000200003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización clínico epidemiológica de la osteoartritis en el Cantón Colt]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical epidemiological characterization of osteoarthritis in the Canton Colta]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vaca Riofrio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto Iván]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tapia Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra Germania]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo Hospital General IESS Riobamba ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Riobamba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General IESS Riobamba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chimborazo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1817-59962019000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1817-59962019000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1817-59962019000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la osteoartritis es la afección reumática más frecuente y se conceptualiza como una enfermedad crónica y degenerativa en la cual existe una disminución del cartílago articular que ocasiona dolor, rigidez, deformidad, discapacidad y afectación de la percepción de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de los pacientes.  Objetivo:  determinar las características sociodemográficas y clínicas de la osteoartritis en los pacientes con osteoartritis del cantón Colta.  Método:  estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal, en 475 pacientes con diagnóstico de osteoartritis pertenecientes al cantón Colta. Se realizó revisión de historias clínicas y se aplicó un cuestionario confeccionado exclusivamente para la investigación.  Resultados:  promedio de edad de edad de 45,51 años con predominio de pacientes femeninas (70,95 %) y de afectación de rodillas (39,37 %) y manos (33,47 %). Elevado por ciento de comorbilidades (57,47 %) con predominio de la hipertensión arterial (30,40 %) y la obesidad (20,88 %). El dolor y las deformidades fueron las manifestaciones clínicas de mayor representatividad con un 91,79 % y 42,36 % respectivamente.  Conclusiones:  la osteoartritis es una enfermedad degenerativa que no solo se presenta en edades avanzadas, sino que su inicio puede estar en edades mucho menores. Como enfermedad trae asociado un elevado número de comorbilidades donde destacan la hipertensión arterial, la obesidad y el consumo de cigarrillos. El dolor y la deformidad son las manifestaciones clínicas que motivan la asistencia de los pacientes a la consulta médica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  osteoarthritis is the most frequent rheumatic disease and is conceptualized as a chronic and degenerative disease in which there is a decrease in joint cartilage that causes pain, stiffness, deformity, disability and affect the perception of quality of life related to health from the patients.  Objective:  to determine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of osteoarthritis in patients with osteoarthritis of the canton Colta.  Method:  descriptive, cross-sectional study in 475 patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis belonging to the canton Colta. A review of clinical histories was carried out and a questionnaire made exclusively for research was applied.  Result:  the average age was 45.51 years, with a predominance of female patients (70.95 %) and of knees (39.37 %) and hands (33.47 %). High percentage of comorbidities (57.47 %) with predominance of arterial hypertension (30.40 %) and obesity (20.88 %). Pain and deformities were the most representative clinical manifestations with 91.79% and 42.36% respectively.  Conclusions:  osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that not only occurs at advanced ages, but its onset may be at much younger ages. As a disease, it is associated with a high number of comorbidities, including high blood pressure, obesity and cigarette smoking. Pain and deformity are the clinical manifestations that motivate the assistance of patients to medical consultation.]]></p></abstract>
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<surname><![CDATA[Solis Cartas]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Barbón Pérez]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Martinez Larrarte]]></surname>
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<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Determinación de la percepción de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en pacientes con osteoartritis de columna vertebral]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>20</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
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