Country-level socioeconomic status relates geographical latitude to the onset of RA: a worldwide cross-sectional analysis in the METEOR registry

Conclusions Patients living closer to the equator get RA at a younger age. This latitude gradient was not explained by individual patient characteristics, but rather by countries’ socioeconomic status, providing a direct link between countries’ level of welfare and the clinical onset of RA.

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Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - July 13, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Bergstra, S. A., Sepriano, A., Chopra, A., Winchow, L.-L., Vega-Morales, D., Salomon-Escoto, K., Matthijssen, X. M. E., Landewe, R. B. Tags: ARD, Rheumatoid arthritis Source Type: research