Modern data indicate an increase in the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in the population and a frequent combination and interrelated course of OA and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). At the same time, there is a significant rejuvenation of the contingent suffering from both OA and CVD.
OBJECTIVE
Analysis of OA frequency and the characteristics of the comorbid background in young patients seeking medical help for joint pain.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The work was carried out on the basis of the Clinical Medical Center (CMC) of Chita. The analysis of the data of the cohort of patients who applied to the CMC with complaints of joint pain in 2018 was carried out.
RESULTS
Among patients with OA, women predominated (mean age 42.2±2.5 years). More than 1/2 (56%) of the examined patients had chronic non-infectious diseases (NIDs) or risk factors (RFs) for their development. The leading positions among the RFs for the onset of NIDs in patients with OA were: overweight (78%), inappropriate nutrition (72%) and physical inactivity (62%). The structure of somatic pathology was dominated by: dorsopathies (82%), CVD (48%), obesity (26%) and acid-dependent stomach diseases (32%). In the group of patients with OA, who at the 1st stage of clinical examination did not have any concomitant NIDs and RFs of their development, at the 2nd stage of clinical examination, an increase in the thickness of the neck and lower extremities vessels’ intima-media complex was found in 32% of cases.
CONCLUSION
Among the cohort of young patients seeking medical care for joint pain, primary OA occurs in more than 1/2 cases. Every second patient with OA has a concomitant pathology. Its structure is dominated by obesity, arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis and associated conditions.