Table 3.
Prevalence, mortality and disability of rheumatic disease in Colombia, 2015
| 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 | |||||
*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].
∞ Data from National Statistics Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE; Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística)
¥ Cross-walking method (Additional file 2: Table S2, Additional file 3: Table S3 and Additional file 4: Table S4)