Mayo Clinic researchers have determined the lifetime risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and six other autoimmune rheumatic diseases for both men and women. The findings appear online in Arthritis and Rheumatism.
The adult lifetime risk in the United States of having some kind of inflammatory autoimmune disease is 8.4 percent for women and 5.1 percent for men. Based on year 2000 population figures, that means one woman in 12 and one man in 20 will develop one of the conditions in their lifetime. The authors consider that a substantial risk and say their findings should encourage more research on the value of early diagnosis and intervention for people with increased genetic risk of arthritis. They hope the new figures will help in counseling patients and in fundraising efforts to find improved treatments.
Below is a link to a youtube video with Ms. Crowson discussing the study.
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please send information on r/a of spine
Glenda, the links below will provide inforamtion on rheumatoid arthritis.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis/DS00020
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/arthritis/DS01122
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I think that it is so important for us to become more educated on this subject! I work with senior citizens every day, helping them cover the out of pocket gaps brought on by government Medicare. Many of the people that I work with have developed some form of Arthritis, and it is heartbreaking to see. This is a disease that needs more attention. We need to know more about what we can do to prevent it, and what else we can do once we have been diagnosed. Thank you for sharing this material with us, you have an excellent blog.