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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Age, female sex, | Age, female sex, Scandinavia and northern Europe origin are risk factors for polymyalgia rheumatica. [[Smoking]], sun exposure, [[infection]]s, and nulliparity have also been considered risk factors. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*Common risk factors of | *Common risk factors of polymyalgia rheumatica include the following:<ref name="pmid10948749">{{cite journal |author=Cimmino MA, Zaccaria A |title=Epidemiology of polymyalgia rheumatica |journal=Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. |volume=18 |issue=4 Suppl 20 |pages=S9–11 |year=2000 |pmid=10948749 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19917168">{{cite journal| author=Pamuk ON, Dönmez S, Karahan B, Pamuk GE, Cakir N| title=Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica in northwestern Turkey: Clinical features and epidemiological data. | journal=Clin Exp Rheumatol | year= 2009 | volume= 27 | issue= 5 | pages= 830-3 | pmid=19917168 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19917168 }} </ref><ref name="pmid12180732">{{cite journal| author=Doran MF, Crowson CS, O'Fallon WM, Hunder GG, Gabriel SE| title=Trends in the incidence of polymyalgia rheumatica over a 30 year period in Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA. | journal=J Rheumatol | year= 2002 | volume= 29 | issue= 8 | pages= 1694-7 | pmid=12180732 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12180732 }} </ref> | ||
**Age | **Age | ||
**Female sex | **Female sex | ||
** | **Scandinavia and northern Europe origin | ||
**[[Smoking]] | **[[Smoking]] | ||
**Sun exposure | **Sun exposure |
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Overview
Age, female sex, Scandinavia and northern Europe origin are risk factors for polymyalgia rheumatica. Smoking, sun exposure, infections, and nulliparity have also been considered risk factors.
Risk Factors
- Common risk factors of polymyalgia rheumatica include the following:[1][2][3]
- Age
- Female sex
- Scandinavia and northern Europe origin
- Smoking
- Sun exposure
- Infections
- Nulliparity
References
- ↑ Cimmino MA, Zaccaria A (2000). "Epidemiology of polymyalgia rheumatica". Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 18 (4 Suppl 20): S9–11. PMID 10948749.
- ↑ Pamuk ON, Dönmez S, Karahan B, Pamuk GE, Cakir N (2009). "Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica in northwestern Turkey: Clinical features and epidemiological data". Clin Exp Rheumatol. 27 (5): 830–3. PMID 19917168.
- ↑ Doran MF, Crowson CS, O'Fallon WM, Hunder GG, Gabriel SE (2002). "Trends in the incidence of polymyalgia rheumatica over a 30 year period in Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA". J Rheumatol. 29 (8): 1694–7. PMID 12180732.