Table 1 Prevalence of the investigated musculoskeletal diseases and characteristic related to the management of these conditions. Adults aged 18+ years (N = 1,501,267)
Prevalence (2000–2016)a % (95%CI) | Current consultation for the same problem (2013–2016)b % | Current consultation for chronic pain (2013–2016)b % | Average number of health contacts per year (2013–2016)b,c Median [p25-p75] | Average time in the dataset (years) (2000–2016) a Median [p25-p75] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive for any musculoskeletal diseased | |||||
No | 83.2 (82.3;84.1) | 0.0 | 14.3 | 1.0 [1.0–2.0] | 3.3 [0.7–8.6] |
Yes | 16.8 (15.9;17.7) | 66.7 | 56.1 | 2.0 [1.0–5.5] | 6.0 [1.8–12.6] |
Number of musculoskeletal diseasesd | |||||
1 | 13.1 (12.5;13.7) | 67.0 | 54.9 | 2.0 [1.0–4.5] | 5.5 [1.6–12.1] |
2 | 3.1 (2.8;3.4) | 62.5 | 54.8 | 3.0 [1.0–8.0] | 7.3 [2.5–13.9] |
3+ | 0.6 (0.5;0.7) | 86.1 | 80.0 | 6.5 [2.0–12.5] | 8.1 [3.0–14.7] |
Type of musculoskeletal disease | |||||
Arthritis | 9.5 (8.8;10.3) | 48.3 | 40.0 | 2.5 [1.0–6.5] | 7.7 [2.9–14.0] |
Chronic back pain | 6.7 (6.4;7.1) | 89.3 | 96.7 | 2.0 [1.0–5.0] | 4.5 [1.3–10.3] |
Gout | 1.6 (1.5;1.7) | --e | 30.9 | 1.5 [1.0–4.0] | 4.2 [1.1–10.4] |
Osteoporosis | 1.2 (1.1;1.4) | --e | 38.5 | 3.5 [1.0–9.0] | 5.7 [1.3–13.1] |
Spondyloarthropathies | 1.1 (0.9;1.3) | 8.4 | 46.5 | 3.0 [1.0–7.5] | 9.2 [3.9–14.8] |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 0.9 (0.8;1.0) | 57.7 | 35.0 | 2.5 [1.0–7.5] | 7.2 [2.1–14.1] |