Prevalence of rheumatic diseases in adult population in Spain (EPISER 2016 study): Aims and methodology
Daniel Seoane-Mato, Carlos Sánchez-Piedra, Lucía Silva-Fernández, Francisca Sivera, Francisco J Blanco, Fernando Pérez Ruiz, Antonio Juan-Mas, José M Pego-Reigosa, Javier Narváez, Neus Quilis Martí, Raúl Cortés Verdú, Fred Antón-Pagés, Víctor Quevedo Vila, Laura Garrido Courel, Natividad Del Val Del Amo, Inmaculada Paniagua Zudaire, Gustavo Añez Sturchio, Fermín Medina Varo, María Del Mar Ruiz Tudela, Antonio Romero Pérez, Javier Ballina, Anahy Brandy García, Dolores Fábregas Canales, Teresa Font Gayá, Carolina Bordoy Ferrer, Beatriz González Álvarez, Laura Casas Hernández, Fátima Álvarez Reyes, Mónica Delgado Sánchez, Cristina Martínez Dubois, Simón Ángel Sánchez-Fernández, Luisa Marena Rojas Vargas, Paula Virginia García Morales, Alejandro Olivé, Paula Rubio Muñoz, Marta Larrosa, Noemí Navarro Ricos, Eduard Graell Martín, Eugenio Chamizo, Lara Chaves Chaparro, Sara Rojas Herrera, Jordi Pons Dolset, Miguel Ángel Polo Ostariz, Susana Ruiz-Alejos Garrido, Cristina Macía Villa, Ana Cruz Valenciano, María Luisa González Gómez, Mercedes Morcillo Valle, Deseada Palma Sánchez, María José Moreno Martínez, Marta Mayor González, Joana Atxotegi Sáenz de Buruaga, Irati Urionagüena Onaindia, Boris Anthony Blanco Cáceres, Federico Díaz-González, Sagrario Bustabad, Daniel Seoane-Mato, Carlos Sánchez-Piedra, Lucía Silva-Fernández, Francisca Sivera, Francisco J Blanco, Fernando Pérez Ruiz, Antonio Juan-Mas, José M Pego-Reigosa, Javier Narváez, Neus Quilis Martí, Raúl Cortés Verdú, Fred Antón-Pagés, Víctor Quevedo Vila, Laura Garrido Courel, Natividad Del Val Del Amo, Inmaculada Paniagua Zudaire, Gustavo Añez Sturchio, Fermín Medina Varo, María Del Mar Ruiz Tudela, Antonio Romero Pérez, Javier Ballina, Anahy Brandy García, Dolores Fábregas Canales, Teresa Font Gayá, Carolina Bordoy Ferrer, Beatriz González Álvarez, Laura Casas Hernández, Fátima Álvarez Reyes, Mónica Delgado Sánchez, Cristina Martínez Dubois, Simón Ángel Sánchez-Fernández, Luisa Marena Rojas Vargas, Paula Virginia García Morales, Alejandro Olivé, Paula Rubio Muñoz, Marta Larrosa, Noemí Navarro Ricos, Eduard Graell Martín, Eugenio Chamizo, Lara Chaves Chaparro, Sara Rojas Herrera, Jordi Pons Dolset, Miguel Ángel Polo Ostariz, Susana Ruiz-Alejos Garrido, Cristina Macía Villa, Ana Cruz Valenciano, María Luisa González Gómez, Mercedes Morcillo Valle, Deseada Palma Sánchez, María José Moreno Martínez, Marta Mayor González, Joana Atxotegi Sáenz de Buruaga, Irati Urionagüena Onaindia, Boris Anthony Blanco Cáceres, Federico Díaz-González, Sagrario Bustabad
Abstract
Aims: To describe the methodology of the EPISER 2016 (study of the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in adult population in Spain), as well its strengths and limitations. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren's syndrome (SS), osteoarthritis (knee, hip, hands, and cervical and lumbar spine), fibromyalgia, gout and clinical osteoporotic fracture.
Material and method: Population-based, multicenter, cross-sectional study, with the participation of 45 municipalities in the 17 Spanish autonomous communities. The reference population will consist of adults aged 20 years and over residing in Spain. A computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) system will be used for data collection. Diagnostic suspicions and diagnoses received by the participants will be studied by rheumatologists in the referral hospitals in the selected municipalities.
Statistical analysis: the prevalence of the rheumatic diseases will be calculated using estimators and their 95% confidence intervals. Weights will be calculated in each of the sampling stages in accordance with the probability of selection. The distribution of the population in Spain will be obtained from the Spanish Statistics Institute.
Conclusions: Sociodemographic and lifestyle changes over the last 16 years justify EPISER 2016. This study will provide current data about the prevalences of RA, AS, PsA, SLE, SS, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, gout and clinical osteoporotic fracture. The results will allow comparisons with studies from other countries and EPISER 2000.
Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis; Artritis psoriásica; Artritis reumatoide; Artrosis; Epidemiology; Epidemiología; Espondilitis anquilosante; Fibromialgia; Fibromyalgia; Fractura osteoporótica; Gota; Gout; Lupus eritematoso sistémico; Methodology; Metodología; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporotic fracture; Prevalence; Prevalencia; Psoriatic arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sjögren's syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Síndrome de Sjögren.
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Source: PubMed