TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of age and sex on functional outcome over time in a cohort of patients with recent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis: Results from the Norfolk arthritis register
AU - Camacho, Elizabeth M.
AU - Verstappen, Suzanne M. M.
AU - Lunt, Mark
AU - Bunn, Diane K.
AU - Symmons, Deborah P. M.
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Objective
It has been found that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a poorer prognosis than men. However, the impact of age at symptom onset is unclear. We investigated the relationship between these factors and functional disability in patients with recent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis (IP).
Methods
A total of 3,666 patients (66% women) were registered with the Norfolk Arthritis Register between 1990 and 2008. Functional disability was assessed using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), adjusted for age at HAQ completion. Linear random-effects models were used to examine HAQ score over time, by sex and age at symptom onset (early = age
AB - Objective
It has been found that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a poorer prognosis than men. However, the impact of age at symptom onset is unclear. We investigated the relationship between these factors and functional disability in patients with recent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis (IP).
Methods
A total of 3,666 patients (66% women) were registered with the Norfolk Arthritis Register between 1990 and 2008. Functional disability was assessed using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), adjusted for age at HAQ completion. Linear random-effects models were used to examine HAQ score over time, by sex and age at symptom onset (early = age
U2 - 10.1002/acr.20609
DO - 10.1002/acr.20609
M3 - Article
VL - 63
SP - 1745
EP - 1752
JO - Arthritis Care & Research
JF - Arthritis Care & Research
SN - 2151-464X
IS - 12
ER -