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Table 3 Prevalence, mortality and disability of rheumatic disease in Colombia, 2015

From: The burden of the most common rheumatic disease in Colombia

Colombian population, 2015

Male

Female

    

18–29 years

5,092,439

4,899,545

    

30–39 years

3,293,728

3,451,975

    

40–49 years

2,760,734

3,002,471

    

50–59 years

2,322,517

2,576,764

    

60–69 years

1,422,161

1,613,617

    

70–79 years

719,504

891,955

    

80 + years

284,046

405,568

    

Prevalence (%)*

Low back pain

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

18–29

4.9

(4.8–4.9)

8.9

(8.8–8.9)

1.9

(0.7–5.4)

2.2

(1.0–4.5)

0.0

0.5

(0.1–2.2)

30–39

9.7

(9.6–9.7)

7.5

(7.4–7.5)

0.9

(0.2–4.2)

4.0

(2.2–7.1)

0.7

(0.1–4.7)

1.1

(0.3–3.3)

40–49

7.7

(7.6–7.7)

7.4

(7.4–7.5)

10.1

(3.9–23.7)

12.9

(9.7–17)

0.0

5.3

(3.2–8.7)

50–59

9.9

(9.8–9.9)

6.7

(6.6–6.7)

11.9

(7.8–17.9)

23.1

(19.3–27.4)

1.4

(0.4–4.8)

3.2

(1.8–5.5)

60–69

5.5

(5.5–5.6)

5.9

(5.9–6.0)

13.2

(9.1–18.7)

29.4

(24.5–34.8)

0.0

2.3

(1.1–4.8)

70–79

8.1

(7.9–8.3)

4.6

(4.5–4.7)

27.9

(20.7–36.5)

38.2

(31.9–44.9)

1.6

(0.4–6.4)

3.4

(1.6–7.3)

80 + 

4.7

(4.6–4.8)

1.9

(1.9–2.0)

27.1

(14.8–44.3)

35.6

(25.7–46.9)

0.0

3.1

(0.8–11.7)

Mortality by age group (n)

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

18–29 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

30–39 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

40–49 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

50–59 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

60–69 years

3

0

3

2

0

0

70–79 years

0

2

9

13

0

0

80 + years

3

1

12

47

0

0

Disability (%)¥

Mild

44

63

55

Moderate

28

28

33

Severe

17

9

12

Most severe

11

  
  1. *Prevalence calculated for patients aged 18 years or older. Londoño J, Peláez-Ballestas I, Cuervo F, Angarita I, Giraldo R, Rueda JC, et al. Prevalencia de la enfermedad reumática en Colombia, según estrategia COPCORD-Asociación Colombiana de Reumatología. Estudio de prevalencia de enfermedad reumática en población colombiana mayor de 18 años. Revista Colombiana de Reumatología. 2018;25(4):245–56 [11].
  2. Data from National Statistics Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE; Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística)
  3. ¥ Cross-walking method (Additional file 2: Table S2, Additional file 3: Table S3 and Additional file 4: Table S4)