The burden of the most common rheumatic disease in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimating the burden of rheumatic diseases (RDs) requires proper evaluation of its lethal and nonlethal consequences. In Colombia, it is possible to find local data and Global Burden of Disease (GBD) reports that collect information from varied contexts and apply complex statistical models, but no on-site estimations are available.

Methods

This was a descriptive study on the burden of RD based on occurrence and mortality data in the general population during 2015, including information and prevalence estimations from the Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) study. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were estimated by combining measures of years of life lost (YLL) and years lived with disability (YLDs). For disability weigh

SUBMITTER: Cuervo FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8772222 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature