Incidence and Prevalence Rates of Coronary Artery Disease in Women With and Without Rheumatoid Arthritis in Kentucky Women’s Health Registry

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the incidence and prevalence rates of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women with and without rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Data was collected from the Kentucky Women’s Health Registry (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) with 3982, 6730, 6898 and 7944, respectively. Results: Women with RA and reported CAD were over 45 years. 10% of women with RA reported CAD, while 4% of women without RA reported CAD. The incidence of CAD in women with RA were 10, 5.2 and 3.4% while the incidence of CAD in women without RA were 2.2, 2.2 and 1.4% in 2007–2010, 2008–2010 and 2009–2010, respectively. Conclusion: The incidence and prevalence of CAD was greater in women with RA compared with women without RA.

Keywords:

• epidemiology
• incidence rate
• prevalence rate
• preventive medicine
• public health

Acknowledgments

H Mousa would like to thank his parents F Mousa and H Ahmed for their support. H Mousa would like to thank his supervisor D Mannino for his support, guidance and advice. Also, H Mousa would like to thank W Sanderson and H Bush for their assistance.

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