what are the risk factors for developing rheumatoid arthritis?
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['Your sex. Women are more likely than men to develop rheumatoid arthritis.', 'Age. Rheumatoid arthritis can occur at any age, but it most commonly begins in middle age.', 'Family history. ... ', 'Smoking. ... ', 'Environmental exposures. ... ', 'Obesity.']
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['Osteoarthritis. This is the most common type of arthritis. ... ', 'Spondylarthropathies. This one is a mouthful! ... ', 'Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is most common in women and is caused by the body attacking normal, healthy tissues in the joints. ... ', 'Gout.']
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The most common age for people to develop RA is between 40 and 60, or a bit older for men. But people can get it at any age, even from the age of 14 when it's 'early onset' RA. There are other forms of inflammatory arthritis, but RA is the most common.
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Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body.
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The lung problems most often linked to rheumatoid arthritis include: Scarring within the lungs. Scarring related to long-term inflammation (interstitial lung disease) may cause shortness of breath, a chronic dry cough, fatigue, weakness and loss of appetite. Lung nodules.
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['Bones and joints affected by rheumatoid arthritis may dislocate and press on the spinal cord or on the nerve roots.', 'Pressure can cause numbness, pain, tingling, weakness, loss of bowel or bladder control, and unusual head and neck sensations.']
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Irregular Heartbeat. March 8, 2012 -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients appear to have an increased risk for developing the irregular heart rhythm condition atrial fibrillation, which is strongly linked to stroke.
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You can get rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at any age, but it's most likely to show up between ages 30 and 50. When it starts between ages 60 and 65, it's called elderly-onset RA or late-onset RA.
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When rheumatoid arthritis occurs, the immune system attacks a synovial joint's delicate membrane. The affected finger, thumb, and/or wrist joints can become inflamed, swollen, and painful. The disease process involves these 5 steps: White blood cells invade.
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['Pain. In the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis, pain may be primarily on the outer side of the joint. ... ', 'Swelling. This is more common with rheumatoid arthritis.', 'Instability. ... ', 'Lack of full movement. ... ', 'Locking. ... ', 'Stiffness. ... ', 'Pain in both elbows.']
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['What is rheumatoid arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that causes chronic inflammation of joints. ... ', 'Fatigue. You may feel unusually tired well before any other symptoms become obvious. ... ', 'Morning stiffness. ... ', 'Joint stiffness. ... ', 'Joint pain. ... ', 'Minor joint swelling. ... ', 'Fever. ... ', 'Numbness and tingling.']
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For example, people with rheumatoid arthritis are also more likely to develop an underactive thyroid disease, hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's thyroiditis. And people living with Hashimoto's thyroiditis are also at higher risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients tend to have lower total cholesterol levels and a higher risk for heart disease.
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Reduced vitamin D intake has been linked to increased susceptibility to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and vitamin D deficiency has been found to be associated with disease activity in patients with RA.
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Signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include: Tender, warm, swollen joints. Joint stiffness that is usually worse in the mornings and after inactivity. Fatigue, fever and loss of appetite.
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['Rheumatoid arthritis. ... ', 'Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). ... ', 'Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). ... ', 'Multiple sclerosis (MS). ... ', 'Type 1 diabetes mellitus. ... ', 'Guillain-Barre syndrome. ... ', 'Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. ... ', 'Psoriasis.']
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Rheumatoid arthritis can affect any of the joints in the body, including the elbow joint. This long-term condition causes inflammation, stiffness, and pain around affected joints.