Publications by authors named "Shao-Bi Huang"
[Study on the associated risk factors of rheumatic pain: a ILAR-China, WHO COPCORD Shantou study].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
September 2005
Objective: To validate the difference on the prevalence of rheumatic symptoms between north and south parts of the country and to study the associated risk factors of rheumatic complaints in Shantou city, China.
Methods: A total number of 10 638 people at above 16 years of age from four samples, were surveyed in 1987, 1992, 1995, and 1999. Protocol of International League Against Rheumatism (ILAR)-China collaborative study or WHO-ILAR community oriented program for control of rheumatic disease(COPCORD) core questionnaire was implemented.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the prevalence of knee pain (KP) and lumbar pain (LP) in a southern urban population of Chenghai City, comparing it to previous findings in rural southern and northern China, with a sample size of 2040 adults.
- - Results showed that 18.1% of participants reported rheumatic symptoms, with 7.5% experiencing KP (55% had osteoarthritic changes) and 11.5% with LP (69% showed degenerative changes).
- - Findings indicated that the prevalence of knee and lumbar pain in the southern urban population was lower than that in northern rural areas, and pain rates varied based on housing type, with those living in multi-level apartments reporting higher