Is Elderly-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Different From Younger-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis?


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DURMAZ Y., İLHANLI İ., CETİNKAYA B. U., CENGİZ A. K.

Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol.9, no.2, pp.243-250, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier

Abstract

Objectives: To compare elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) patients with younger-onset rheumatoid arthritis (YORA) patients in terms of sociodemographic, clinical and radiological features, and treatment responses. Materials and Methods: 422 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients were evaluated retrospectively. Patients with the age of onset of disease symptoms ≥60 were considered EORA, and those 0.05). Conclusion: There is no difference in many clinical and laboratory findings, especially disease activity scores and radiographic scores, in patients with EORA and YORA.