Prevalence and Demographic Characteristics of Sjögren’s Syndrome in Colombia, Based on Information from the Official Ministry of Health Registry.

Autor: Fernández-Ávila, Daniel G.; Rincón-Riaño, Diana N.; Bernal-Macías, Santiago; Gutiérrez Dávila, Juan M.; Rosselli, Diego

Publication year: 2020

Reumatologia clinica

issn:2173-5743

doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2018.09.005

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To calculate the prevalence and describe the main demographic characteristics of Sjögren’s syndrome in adults in Colombia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional study which utilized data from the Integral Information System of Social Protection of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Colombia during the years 2012 to 2016. RESULTS: 58,680 cases of Sjögren’s syndrome were identified, with a prevalence in those over 18 years of age of 0.12%; 82% were women, with a female:male ratio of 4.6:1, with a higher prevalence in the age group of 65 to 69 years. The departments with the highest numbers of cases were Bogotá DC (24,885), Antioquia (9,040) and Valle del Cauca (5,277); however, the departments with the highest prevalences were Caldas (0.42%), Bogotá DC (0.32%) and Antioquia (0.14%). CONCLUSIONS: We present demographic and epidemiological information on Sjögren’s syndrome in Colombia. There are very few epidemiological studies of this disorder. However, a prevalence similar to that reported in countries of the region such as Brazil (0.17%) and Argentina (0.17%) was documented.

Language: spa

Pmid: 30522943

Tags: Humans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Male; Adult; Middle Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Child; Infant, Newborn; Adolescent; Young Adult; Child, Preschool; Infant; Prevalence; Colombia/epidemiology; Registries; Epidemiología; Epidemiology; Prevalencia; Síndrome de Sjögren; Sjögren’s syndrome; Sjogren’s Syndrome/*epidemiology

Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30522943/