Higher prevalence of psoriatic arthritis in the adult population in Spain? A population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is very heterogeneous. There are no data on its frequency in the general population in Spain. The aim of EPISER2016 study was to estimate the prevalence of PsA in people aged ≥20 years in Spain.

Methods

Cross-sectional multicenter population-based study. Subjects from all the autonomous communities in Spain were randomly selected using multistage stratified cluster sampling. Participants in each of the municipalities randomly selected for the study were administered a telephone-based questionnaire to screen for the study diseases. If the participant reported being previously diagnosed, rheumatologists from the participant's reference hospital confirmed the diagnosis based on a review of the clinical history. Subjects not

SUBMITTER: Romero Perez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7299392 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature