Chronic joint symptoms in adults: A population-based study.

Objective: To analyze factors associated with chronic joint symptoms (CJS) in adults.

Method: A population-based, cross-sectional study was performed with a sample of 1,217 adults aged between 20 and 59 years, in the city of Viçosa, in 2014. The sampling process was performed by conglomerates and sample was selected using a two-stage cluster-sampling scheme.