Cted by world region, gender, and age groups. Estimates of the
Cted by world region, gender, and age groups. Estimates of the economic burden of each condition were also made, as were descriptions of relevant health domains and states. Epidemiological models were formed for RA, OA and LBP. Computer software was used to combine the data on incidence and/or prevalence with estimates of case fatality, case remission, and average BX795 solubility duration to establish the number of years of life lost for each condition in agreement with mortality data. Estimates for the distribution of disabilities associated with treated and untreated forms of each condition were made to help determine the number of years living in disability for each condition. Results The work of the WHO/BJD collaboration has resulted in a WHO Technical Report (in press) as well as burden estimates for the WHO Global Burden of Disease 2000 study. Results comparing years of living with disability for 1990 data with those for 2000 data are presented in Table 1 for RA, OA, LBP, and a residual musculoskeletal condition category. The burden appears to have increased during the time period. Other results show that the impact of musculoskeletal conditions varies worldwide and is influenced by social structure, expectation, and economics.Table 1 Years living with disability for musculoskeletal conditionsa Global Burden of Disease 1990 Condition RA Osteoarthritis Low back pain OtheraYearsGlobal Burden of Disease 2000 Male 1205 5549 1180 596 Female 3092 8667 1045 1598 Total 4297 14,216 2225Male 859 5341 ?Female 2309 7934 ?Total 3168 13,275 ?of life lost data not presented due to the low mortality associated with these conditions. LBP was not considered in the Global Burden of Disease 1990 study. RA, rheumatoid arthritis. Sources: [1,2] and PubMed ID:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27324125 unpublished World Health Organization data.Message from WHOAssessing the burden of musculoskeletal conditions: a joint World Health Organization one and Joint Decade projectN Khaltaev1, B Pfleger1, AD Woolf2, C Mathers1, K Akesson3, JM Hazes4, D Symmons5 1World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; 2Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK; 3Malm?University Hospital, Sweden; 4University Hospital of Rotterdam, The Netherlands; PubMed ID:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25636517 5University of Manchester, UK Arthritis Res Ther 2003, 5(Suppl 3):174 (DOI 10.1186/ar805) S2 Introduction The Monitor Project of the Bone and Joint Decade (BJD) was developed to quantify the global burden of musculoskeletal condi-Conclusions The WHO/BJD collaboration has been successful in accumulating and publishing vital data describing the burden of musculoskeletal conditions and limb trauma. References 1. Symmons D, Mathers C, Pfleger B: Global Burden of Osteoarthritis in the Year 2000, World Health Organization, 2003 [http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm?path=evidence,burden, burden_gbd2000docs language=english]. 2. Symmons D, Mathers C, Pfleger B. The global burden of rheumatoid arthritis in the year 2000, World Health Organization, 2003 [http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm?path=evidence, burden,burden_gbd2000docs language=english].Message from APLARFortieth Anniversary of APLARP Pispati President — APLAR Arthritis Res Ther 2003, 5(Suppl 3):175 (DOI 10.1186/ar806) What an honour it is to come to this exotic Miyazaki Island in this wonderful country of Japan. I bring to you warm greetings and felicitationsAvailable online http://arthritis-research.com/supplements/5/Sfrom 22 APLAR countries ranging from Iraq/Syria in the West to Japan/New Zealand in the East. APLAR is most proud that Japan is a leadi.