Rheumatoid arthritis

The global magnitude and temporal trend of rheumatoid arthritis burden attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2019

Rheumatology (Oxford)Published Secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Authors' conclusion

There were reductions in the age-standardized burdens of RA caused by smoking worldwide.

Study context

Population
Global RA burden attributable to smoking, 1990–2019, by age, sex, year and region
Methodological detailsjoinpoint regression analysis
  • Joinpoint regression analysis

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

RA burden attributable to smoking · 1990 to 2019

Share of total RA deaths attributable to smoking, 1990

11.9%

Share of total RA DALYs attributable to smoking, 1990

12.8%

Share of total RA deaths attributable to smoking, 2019

8.5%

Share of total RA DALYs attributable to smoking, 2019

9.6%

Further findings

Global RA burden (all causes) · 1990 to 2019

Number of global RA cases increased each year; age-standardized prevalence, death and DALY rates also increased
Age-standardized death rate fluctuated: lowest point in 2012, highest in 1990

Original publication

The global magnitude and temporal trend of rheumatoid arthritis burden attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2019. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 5 June 2023. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kead269

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