Open AccessInfluence of Age and Sex on Disease Course and Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author(s) -
Josefin Nilsson,
Maria Andersson,
Ingiäld Hafström,
Björn Svensson,
Kristina Forslind,
Sofia Ajeganova,
Monica Leu Agelii,
Inger Gjertsson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-156X
DOI - 10.2147/oarrr.s306378
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , cohort , disease , arthritis , sex characteristics , cohort study
More than 50% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are >65 years at diagnosis. Age of onset and sex may influence the disease course, outcome and treatment. This study follows a large cohort of patients with early RA to assess contributions of age and sex to disease outcomes.