Female:Male Ratios in Autoimmune Ilnesses | Arthritis Information

 

Table I
Female:Male Ratios
in Autoimmune Diseases

Hashimoto's disease/hypothyroiditis 50:1

Systemic lupus erythematosus 9:1

Sjogren's syndrome 9:1

Antiphospholipid syndrome 9:1

Primary biliary cirrhosis 9:1

Mixed connective tissue disease 8:1

Chronic active hepatitis 8:1

Graves' disease/hyperthyroiditis 7:1

Rheumatoid arthritis 4:1

Scleroderma 3:1

Myasthenia gravis 2:1

Multiple sclerosis 2:1

Chronic idiopathic thrombo-
cytopenic purpura 2:1


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I'm with ya, Buckeye.  Hormones must have an impact --  highlighted in that women go into remission during pregnancy.  Again, it doesn't discount other contributing factors, just strongly suggests that one piece of the pie includes hormones.
Buckeye - Because I like to throw kinks into things................................



How much of the ratios are skewed because men tend NOT to visit their docs? How many men have some of these diseases and never get DXed? Think about it.
Katie buckeye2008-03-21 04:32:41Gee what a Lucky guy I am. I bucked the odds !!!Like all studies, you have to look at the pop being studied. without looking at the study, not sure what ages they were studying, or if it was just a compilation of Dr. stats of their patients ect.Dunno though interesting. Jra is more common in girls too. Don't know how much though. But I would think the numbers would not be as messed up by men not going to the doc in JRA because Mommy makes you go to the doc! Very interesting. 

IDK what this has to do with it, but it's bothered me since re-diagnosis last year.  I was 10 y/o when I was DX's w/ JRA.  At age 12 had surgery for a knee cap that deteriorated .. then puberty and very little flaring or any symptoms for the most part for 30 years!!  THEN, into menopause, I began again with flares and swelling and major pain and all kinds of additional symptoms related to RA ..  doesn't make much sense, or does it?
babs102008-03-21 06:12:31

It does. I wish my JRA would go away! I had a 6mos break when I was 16 and then it came back as a horrible monster! I am flaring bad right now for the past month. OY! Last night I broke down bawling because I am so fed up with the flare. My poor hubby! I feel so bad for him, I have been an emotional roller coaster for a couple days now...maybe more...and I can't do anything for him because I hurt so bad, not even clean or cook, or anything!

Jode I think the skewing of numbers for RA is pretty easy to see. First off RA is hard to diagnose properly and rigorous in its terms so many cases never hit the charts, secondly women seem to get it early on so statistically they're building numbers over a longer period of time. Third, men who might have RA or will have it die from other causes because they won't get symptomatic until past 50 years of age.

mab522008-03-21 09:31:46Mab....RA is no more difficult to diagnose than the other diseases listed.  In fact some of those might be more difficult.  And men don't die that much earlier that across a population it would scew the stats that far.  [QUOTE=buckeye]Mab....RA is no more difficult to diagnose than the other diseases listed.  In fact some of those might be more difficult.  And men don't die that much earlier that across a population it would scew the stats that far.  in my family, i have RA, grandma (mom's mom) has crohn's, dad has RA and his brother has crohn's.  Kind of 50/50 in my family. [QUOTE=bubbagump]in my family, i have RA, grandma (mom's mom) has crohn's, dad has RA and his brother has crohn's.  Kind of 50/50 in my family.[/QUOTE]

Misery equally divided Interesting topic!  I never had a single joint issue until about 1 year after my complete hysterectomy.  My ovaries were removed so I avoided instant menopause by beginning HRT, which I gave up on after a year, fearing they were more dangerous to my health than WOW! I have JRA though, thats a different monster. Hormones may be involved just I would imagine in a different way.
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