Epidemiological investigation of back pain and spondyloarthritis in Shougang resident communities

VernacularTitle:北京首都钢铁公司腰背痛和脊柱关节炎的流行病学调查
Author: Jingyu JIN ; Shuling HAN ; Kunpeng LI ; Jian ZHU ; Jianglin ZHANG ; Yanhua LIAO ; Xin GUAN ; Xiuru WANG ; Feng HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Back pain; Spondyloarthritis; Spondylitis,ankylosing; Prevalence
From: Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2010;49(10):832-835
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the epidemiological features of back pain, spondyloarthritis (SPA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Beijing Shougang district. Methods Set up Chinese version of questionnaire about incidence of spondyloarthro-pathy. Employees and retired ones were drawn out from subfactory units by non-randomized sampling. 15 357 subjects were investigated, of which 12 125 questionnaires were taken. Suspected cases were then screened with sacroiliac joint X ray and HLA-B27 testing. 2009 assessment in ankylosing spondylitis (ASAS) criteria were used for diagnosing SpA. Results Back pain is common with total incidence of 42.7%, and the most common pattern is mechanical pain. The incidence of SpA is 0.58% and that of AS is 0.36%, while only 28.9% AS patients had been diagnosed before and received treatment. Conclusion The AS incidence in Shougang district is similar with the epidemiological data got from other districts of China. And knowledge of SpA and AS is needed in China.