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Arthritis
Selected U.S. National Research Findings
Below are selected national
women's health research findings and facts related to arthritis. This information is selected text from articles or documents. Please view the source
documents below each bulleted section to determine the exact context.
For more resources on this topic, visit: Arthritis: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/arthritis.htm
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Arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions were the leading cause of
activity limitation among working-age adults 18–64 years of age in
2002–03.
Source: Health, United States, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
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• Women were more
likely than men to have either an arthritis diagnosis or chronic joint
symptoms.
Source: Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey,
2003
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_225.pdf
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• According to the
2002 National Health Interview Survey, when compared with whites, a
higher proportion of blacks had arthritis-attributable activity
limitations, work limitations, and severe joint pain, and a higher
proportion of Hispanics had arthritis-attributable work limitations and
severe joint pain.
• Women had higher prevalence of arthritis than men, and prevalence
among all respondents increased with age.
Source:
Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence and Impact of
Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis- United States, 2002
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5405a3.htm
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• Women had higher prevalence of arthritis/chronic joint symptoms (CJS) than men, and
non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks had higher prevalence than Hispanics and persons of other racial/ethnic groups.
Source: Prevalence of Self-Reported Arthritis or Chronic Joint Symptoms (CJS) Among
Adults - United States, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5142a2.htm
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| • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) death rates increased by approximately 70% during
the study period among black women aged 45-64 years. • Of all SLE deaths, 36.4%
occurred among persons aged 15-44 years. For each year, crude death rates increased with age, were >5 times higher among women than men, and
were >3 times higher among blacks than whites.
• Among black women, death rates were highest and increased most (69.7%) among those aged
45-64 years, with little difference in rates among other age groups.
Source: Trends in Deaths from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - United States,
1979-1998
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5117a3.htm
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| • Females had higher arthritis rates than males overall and for each age group.
• An estimated eight million persons (3% of the U.S. population) reported arthritis as a
major or contributing cause of activity limitations. Rates increased with age and females had higher rates of activity limitations than males
overall and for each age group.
Source: Prevalence of Arthritis-United States, 1997
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5017a2.htm
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URL: http://www.cdc.gov/women/natstat/arthritis.htm
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