Rheumatoid arthritis epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2] Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [3]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of rheumatoid arthritis is approximately 40 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Prevalence
- The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis is approximately 1 percent in Caucasians per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[2]
Mortality rate
- The mortality rate of rheumatoid arthritis is approximately 10%.
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop rheumatoid arthritis .
- The peak onset of disease is between the age of 50 and 75 years.
Race
- Rheumatoid arthritis usually affects individuals of the Native American groups.
- Black persons from the Caribbean region individuals are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis .
Gender
- Women are three times more commonly affected by rheumatoid arthritis than men.[3]
- Ratio of women to men is 3:1.[4]
Region
- The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
References
- ↑ Myasoedova E, Crowson CS, Kremers HM, Therneau TM, Gabriel SE (2010). "Is the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis rising?: results from Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1955-2007". Arthritis and Rheumatism. 62 (6): 1576–82. doi:10.1002/art.27425. PMC 2929692. PMID 20191579. Retrieved 2012-04-25. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Spector TD (August 1990). "Rheumatoid arthritis". Rheum. Dis. Clin. North Am. 16 (3): 513–37. PMID 2217956.
- ↑ Takagi H, Ishiguro N, Iwata H, Kanamono T (July 2000). "Genetic association between rheumatoid arthritis and estrogen receptor microsatellite polymorphism". J. Rheumatol. 27 (7): 1638–42. PMID 10914844.
- ↑ Helmick CG, Felson DT, Lawrence RC; et al. (2008). "Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States. Part I". Arthritis and Rheumatism. 58 (1): 15–25. doi:10.1002/art.23177. PMID 18163481. Retrieved 2012-04-25. Unknown parameter
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