UNASSIGNED: This study aimed to clarify changes in the prevalence of @entity627 in Shantou, China, in the past 3 decades and validate whether stair-climbing is a risk factor for knee @entity158 and @entity626 ( @entity626 ). The World Health Organization-International League Against @entity627 Community Oriented Program for Control of @entity627 (COPCORD) protocol was implemented. In all, 2337 adults living in buildings without elevators and 1719 adults living in buildings with elevators were surveyed. The prevalence of @entity158 at any site and in the knee was 15.7% and 10.2%, respectively; both types of @entity158 had a significantly higher incidence in residents of buildings without elevators than was reported by @entity1 who lived in buildings with elevators (14.9% vs. 10.6% and 11.32% vs. 8.82%, respectively) (both P < 0.0001). The prevalence of @entity158 in the neck, lumbar spine, shoulder, elbow, and foot was 5.6%, 4.5%, 3.1%, 1.4%, and 1.8%, respectively; these findings were similar to the data from the 1987 rural survey, but were somewhat lower than data reported in the urban and suburban surveys of the 1990s, with the exception of neck and @entity158 . The prevalence of @entity626 , gout, and @entity239 was 7.10%, 1.08%, and 0.07%, respectively, and their prevalence increased significantly compared with those in previous studies from the 20th century. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of @entity309 ( @entity309 ) (0.35%) or @entity1691 ( @entity1691 ) (0.31%) compared to that reported in prior surveys. The prevalence of @entity626 was higher in for residents of buildings without elevators than that in those who had access to elevators (16-64 years, 5.89% vs. 3.95%, P = 0.004; 16->85 years, 7.64% vs. 6.26%, P = 0.162). The prevalence of @entity309 and @entity1691 remained stable, whereas that of @entity626 , gout, and @entity239 has increased significantly in Shantou, China, during the past 3 decades. Stair-climbing might be an important risk factor for knee @entity158 and @entity626 .

Changes in the Prevalence of XXXX in Shantou, China, in the Past Three Decades: A COPCORD Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['people'] @entity626 :: ('MESH:D020370', 'Disease') :: ['knee osteoarthritis', 'KOA'] @entity239 :: ('MESH:D005356', 'Disease') :: ['fibromyalgia'] @entity627 :: ('MESH:D012216', 'Disease') :: ['Rheumatism', 'Rheumatic Diseases', 'rheumatic diseases'] @entity1691 :: ('MESH:D013167', 'Disease') :: ['ankylosing spondylitis', 'AS'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['lumbar pain', 'rheumatic pain', 'pain'] @entity309 :: ('MESH:D001172', 'Disease') :: ['rheumatoid arthritis', 'RA']
@entity627 :: (MESH:D012216,Disease) :: ['Rheumatic Diseases']
