肌萎缩侧索硬化
流行病学
农村人口
医学
人口
人口学
疾病
农村地区
儿科
环境卫生
病理
社会学
作者
Mariela Bettini,Gisella Gargiulo‐Monachelli,Gabriel Rodríguez,R. Rey,Liliana Martínez Peralta,R. E. P. Sica
标识
DOI:10.1590/s0004-282x2011000700003
摘要
Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) is considered a multifactorial disease with genetic and environmental factors causing motor neuron degeneration. OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological and occupational characteristics of patients with sALS who attended the Ramos Mejía Hospital at Buenos Aires, Argentina. METHOD: We analyzed the medical records of sALS patients diagnosed between 2001 and 2008. All occupations were coded according to the International Standard Classification of Occupation (ISCO). RESULTS: 187 patients were assessed, 38.5% were women and 61.5% men. Mean age at diagnosis was 55 years. 16% of them came from rural areas; 68% of the studied population had no health insurance. 40% were employed in elementary occupations, 19 were technicians and 8 handicraftsmen. CONCLUSION: The most represented profession was elementary occupation. A large proportion of patients came from rural areas, which might suggest an increased risk of environmental exposure to an unknown agent in those regions.
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