Evaluation of the European Spondylarthropathy Study Group preliminary classification criteria in Alaskan Eskimo populations.
Arthritis Rheum
; 36(4): 534-8, 1993 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-8457228
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the preliminary classification criteria proposed by the European Spondylarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) in Alaskan Eskimo populations. METHODS: We examined, interviewed, and reviewed the records of 104 Eskimo patients with spondylarthropathy and 75 with other rheumatic disorders, and evaluated them according to the proposed criteria. RESULTS: We found an overall sensitivity of 88.5% and a specificity of 89.3%, which is similar to the reported values in European populations. CONCLUSION: The ESSG criteria performed well in a population very different from that in which they were developed, and deserve further evaluation as a much-needed and useful epidemiologic tool.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Espondilitis Anquilosante
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Inuk
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arthritis Rheum
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos