Quality-adjusted life years lost to arthritis: effects of gender, race,and social class.
Quality-adjusted life years lost to arthritis: effects of gender, race,and social class.
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因关节炎而损失的质量调整生命年：性别、种族和社会阶层的影响。
DOI：
10.1002/art.1790090609
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发表时间：
1996
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通讯作者：
Weisman,M
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作者：
Kaplan,RM;Alcaraz,JE;Anderson,JP;Weisman,M
目标。方法：健康质量量表（QWB）是一种衡量健康相关生活质量的通用指标，在死亡（0.0）和最佳功能（1.0）之间的连续体上对健康水平进行评分。QWB的值是在全国健康访谈调查中输入的。这些估计数根据生命表对死亡率进行了调整。对报告关节炎的患者进行年龄特异性估计，并与未报告关节炎的人群进行比较。结果：因关节炎而减少的预期寿命为1.86年（95%可信区间1.40-2.32年）。关节炎在低收入者、农村居民、受教育程度较低者和年龄较大的受访者中更为常见。男性和女性报告关节炎的比率没有差异，但患有关节炎的男性的QWB评分低于患有关节炎的女性。结论：关节炎对公众健康有重大影响。
Objective.To estimate the public health impact of self‐reported arthritis in terms of Quality‐Adjusted Life Years.Method.The Quality of Well‐Being Scale (QWB) is a general measure of health‐related quality of life that scores levels of wellness on a continuum between death (0.0) and optimum functioning (1.0). Values for the QWB were imputed for the National Health Interview Survey. These estimates were adjusted for mortality based on the life tables. Age‐specific estimates were obtained for those reporting arthritis and compared to estimators for the population not reporting arthritis. These estimates were broken down by race (white versus nonwhite), gender, and socioeconomic status.Results.The expected life years lost because of arthritis were 1.86 (95% confidence interval 1.40–2.32 years). Arthritis was reported more often among those of lower income, those living in rural areas, those of lower educational attainment, and older respondents. Men and women did not differ in rates of reporting arthritis, but men with arthritis had lower QWB scores than women with arthritis.Conclusion.Arthritis has a significant public health impact.