The prevalence of muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy in Croatia: data from national and non-governmental organization registries

Draušnik, Željka and Cerovečki, Ivan and Štefančić, Vesna and Mihel, Sandra and Stevanović, Ranko and Barišić, Nina and Matković, Hana and Melša, Matea and Mirić, Maric and Pjevač, Neda and Benjak, Tomislav (2019) The prevalence of muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy in Croatia: data from national and non-governmental organization registries. Croatian Medical Journal, 60 (6). pp. 488-493. ISSN 0353-9504

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Abstract

Aim: To determine the prevalence of muscular dystrophy (MD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Croatia by use of multiple epidemiological tools. ----- Methods: This epidemiological study collected data from three national patient registries and one database of a non-governmental organization (NGO) of MD and SMA patients. The study involved all individuals who either had undergone hospital treatment for MD or SMA, had consulted their primary health care providers for MD- and SMA-related symptoms, were listed as disabled due to MD or SMA, or were members of the mentioned NGO in 2016. In order to prevent double entries, we created a new database of all living individuals, each with a unique identification number. The prevalence rates for 2016 were calculated by age and sex groups. ----- Results: There were 926 patients diagnosed with MD (544 men). Most men diagnosed with MD were in the age group 10-19, whereas most women were in the age group 50-59. MD prevalence in Croatia was 22.2 per 100 000 population. There were 392 patients diagnosed with SMA (198 men). Most men with SMA were in the age group 50-59, whereas most women were in the age group 60-69. SMA prevalence in Croatia was 9.3 per 100 000 population. ----- Conclusion: SMA prevalence rate in Croatia is similar to SMA prevalence worldwide. However, MD prevalence rate is higher than worldwide estimates. This difference could be attributed to the fact that we could not confirm whether every patient registered in these databases actually met the diagnostic criteria for MD and SMA.

Item Type: Article
Departments: Katedra za medicinsku statistiku, epidemiologiju i medicinsku informatiku
Katedra za pedijatriju
Depositing User: Kristina Berketa
Status: Published
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Draušnik, ŽeljkaUNSPECIFIED
Cerovečki, IvanUNSPECIFIED
Štefančić, VesnaUNSPECIFIED
Mihel, SandraUNSPECIFIED
Stevanović, RankoUNSPECIFIED
Barišić, NinaUNSPECIFIED
Matković, HanaUNSPECIFIED
Melša, MateaUNSPECIFIED
Mirić, MaricUNSPECIFIED
Pjevač, NedaUNSPECIFIED
Benjak, TomislavUNSPECIFIED
Date: December 2019
Date Deposited: 10 Jan 2020 11:32
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2020 11:32
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URI: http://medlib.mef.hr/id/eprint/3538

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