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Women appear to suffer more from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than men. This is revealed in research published in BioMed Central's open access journalArthritis Research and Therapy. Tuulikki Sokka from the Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Finland, along with other members of the Quantitative Standard Monitori...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease. The present study reported the burden of RA in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 1990 to 2019 by age, sex, and socio-demographic index (SDI). Publicly available data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD...
In rheumatoid arthritis, different immune cells such as lymphocytes, plasma cells and macrophages infiltrate the synovial lining. A type of lymphocyte known as a CD4+ T-lymphocyte is one of the main cells that are responsible for the disease process in rheumatoid arthritis. It stimulates other imm...
(HealthDay)—Premenopausal women with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have systemic bone fragility at peripheral sites, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Objective We examined the association between a Mediterranean dietary pattern, as measured by the Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMed), and risk of incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in US women. Methods We prospectively followed 83,245 participants from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS; 1980–20...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is two- to three-fold more frequent in women than in men and a strong association with sex hormones has been demonstrated. There is strong evidence that autoimmunity is under genetic control, and genes in sexual chromosomes can play a role in supporting the female pre...
A. et al. Contributions of familial rheumatoid arthritis or lupus and environmental factors to risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women: a prospective cohort study: familial and environmental risk of RA. Arthritis Care Res. 66, 1438–1446 (2014). Article Google Scholar Puska, P., Vartiainen, E...
Rheumatoid arthritis affects approximately 1 of every 200 adults worldwide and occurs 2 to 3 times more frequently in women than men. It can affect people of any age, but peak onset is from age 50 to 59 years. Risk Factors for RA The cause of RA is unknown, but certain risk factors...
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