Maziar Moradi‐Lakeh, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar, Stein Emil Vollset, Charbel El Bcheraoui et al.
Objectives We used findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 to report the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Methods The burden of musculoskeletal disorders was calculated for the EMR's 22 countries between 1990 and 2013. A systematic analysis...
Behnam Sharif, Jacek A. Kopec, Nick Bansback, Mamunur Rahman et al.
Objectives To estimate the future direct cost of OA in Canada using a population-based health microsimulation model of osteoarthritis (POHEM-OA). Methods We used administrative health data from the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, a survey of a random sample of BC residents diagnosed with ...
M. Mushfiqur Rahman, Jolanda Cibere, Aslam H. Anis, Charlie H. Goldsmith et al.
Objectives. Our aim was to determine the risk of diabetes among osteoarthritis (OA) cases in a prospective longitudinal study. Methods. Administrative health records of 577,601 randomly selected individuals from British Columbia, Canada, from 1991 to 2009, were analyzed. OA and diabetes cases were i...
M. Mushfiqur Rahman, Jacek A. Kopec, Charlie H. Goldsmith, Aslam H. Anis et al.
Objectives. The validity of administrative osteoarthritis (OA) diagnosis in British Columbia, Canada, was examined against X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), self-report, and the American College of Rheumatology criteria. Methods. During 2002–2005, 171 randomly selected subjects with knee pai...
Nejat Hassen, Diane Lacaille, Alice X T Xu, Amani Alandejani et al.
OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were: (1) to describe burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and trends from 1990 to 2019 using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD) data, (2) to describe age and sex differences in RA and (3) to compare Canada's RA burden to that ...
Evelyn Hsieh, Dana Bryazka, Kanyin Liane Ong, Phoebe-Anne Rhinehart et al.
BACKGROUND: Fractures related to osteoporosis and low bone mineral density lead to substantial morbidity, mortality, and cost to individuals and health systems. Here we present the most up-to-date global, regional, and national estimates of the contribution of low bone mineral density to the burden ...
Jacek A. Kopec, Lara B. Russell, Eric C. Sayre, M. Mushfiqur Rahman
Aims. The purpose of the study was to develop new self-report instruments to measure the ability to walk, run, and lift objects and describe the distribution of these abilities among older Canadians. Methods. Questions were developed following a focus group. We carried out an online survey among mem...
Jacek A Kopec, Farshad Pourmalek, Daniel A Adeyinka, Amin Adibi et al.
Monitoring trends in key population health indicators is important for informing health policies. The aim of this study was to examine population health trends in Canada over the past 30 years in relation to other countries. We used data on disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years of life lost ...
Mohammad Atiquzzaman, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Jacek A. Kopec, Hubert Wong et al.
Background: Administrative databases do not contain Body Mass Index (BMI) informa- tion. In proportion-based imputation (PBI) technique, a BMI category is assigned to an individual according to the proportions observed in external survey data. Alternatively, BMI can be imputed using Multiple Imputat...
Jacek Kopecký, Dillon O'Shea, Fionn Plant, Lewis Newton et al.
Jacek A. Kopec, Eric C. Sayre, Jolanda Cibere, Linda Li et al.