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The prevalences of some rheumatic diseases in western Turkey: Havsa study

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To study the prevalence major rheumatic diseases in western Turkey. This survey was conducted in Havsa which have a total population of 18,771. Physicians and interns visited every household, interviewed face to face a questionnaire about the symptoms of rheumatic disorders. The individuals replied positively to any question were examined at the nearest health center. Those have no objective findings related to any rheumatic diseases were excluded. People could not be clinically diagnosed were asked to come to the hospital for further evaluation. A total 17,835 of 18,771 residents participated. We estimated the prevalence of Behçet’s Disease (BD) as 0.019%; ankylosing spondylitis: 0.120%; rheumatoid arthritis: 0.321%; knee osteoarthritis (OA): 5.351%; hand OA: 1.110%; hand and knee OA: 1.958%; total OA: 8.420%; primary Raynaud’s: 1.192%; psoriasis: 0.424 %; psoriatic arthritis: 0.050%; rheumatic fever: 0.318%; rheumatic heart disease: 0.200%; inflammatory bowel disease: 0.023%; lupus: 0.059%; gout: 0.018%; systemic sclerosis: 0.022%; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: 0.032%; temporal arteritis: 0.020%, and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) as 0.006%. Figures were adjusted for age-sex of the general Turkish population. The prevalence’s of BD and FMF are considerably lower in Havsa as compared to other regions in Turkey.

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We would like to thank Dr Hasan Yazıcı for critical review. We are grateful to all the medical students who participated in the study. This study was supported by the Trakya University Scientific Research Project Fund (Project number: TÜBAP-477).

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

    Necati Çakır & Ömer Nuri Pamuk

  2. Department of Dermatology, Haseki State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Emine Derviş

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Neşe İmeryüz

  4. Division of Ophthalmology, Medipol Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Haşim Uslu

  5. Division of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Edirne, Trakya University, Edrine, Turkey

    Ömer Benian

  6. Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Edip Elelçi & Genco Erdem

  7. Division of Genetics, İstanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Fatma Oğuz Sarvan

  8. Department of Biostatistics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mustafa Şenocak

  9. Altunizade, Okul Sokak, Erzurum Sitesi, No: 7/5, Üsküdar, 34662, Istanbul, Turkey

    Necati Çakır

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Çakır, N., Pamuk, Ö.N., Derviş, E. et al. The prevalences of some rheumatic diseases in western Turkey: Havsa study. Rheumatol Int 32, 895–908 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1699-4

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