TY - JOUR T1 - Factors associated with treatment of osteoarthritis: Analysis of a COPCORD study in Nuevo León, México JO - Reumatología Clínica (English Edition) T2 - AU - Hernández-Cáceres,Alexia Estefanía AU - Rodriguez-Amado,Jacqueline AU - Peláez-Ballestas,Ingris AU - Vega-Morales,David AU - Garza-Elizondo,Mario Alberto SN - 21735743 M3 - 10.1016/j.reumae.2014.08.002 DO - 10.1016/j.reumae.2014.08.002 UR - https://www.reumatologiaclinica.org/en-factors-associated-with-treatment-osteoarthritis-articulo-S2173574315000751 AB - IntroductionOsteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent rheumatic disease in Mexico. Treatment involves pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies. ObjectiveTo describe the factors associated with treatment of osteoarthritis in the urban and rural population of Nuevo León. MethodsAnalysis of a cross-sectional study of patients with OA from a COPCORD study database. Univariate and multivariate analyses of the variables associated with treatment of OA. ResultsWe included 696 patients with OA with an average age of 58 years (SD 14.1), 484 (69.5%) women. Pain with a visual analog scale (VAS) ≥4 was present in 507 (72.8%) patients. Functional disability was present in 133 (19%) patients and a mean HAQ of 0.37 (IQR 0.75) was found. The most frequent place of OA was knee in 356 (51.1%) patients; 259 (37%) patients already knew their diagnosis. The most employed treatments were non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (289 patients, 58.5%). The variables associated with treatment were age >58 years (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.0–1.5), female gender (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.0–1.3), VAS pain ≥4 (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1–1.4), functional disability (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.6–4.1), HAQ >0.375 (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.5–2.4), and past diagnosis of OA (OR 5.1, 95% CI 3.3–8.0). In the multivariate analysis, VAS pain ≥4 (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2–2.8), kneeling disability (OR 3.15, 95% CI 1.3–7.4) and previous diagnosis of OA (OR 7.6, 95% CI 4.5–12.9) had statistical significance. Conclusionfactors associated with treatment of OA are VAS pain ≥4, kneeling disability and previous diagnosis of OA. ER -