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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis are a positive family history of RA, cigarette smoking, Native American race, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen HLA-DR4 and patient with silica and asbestos exposure. Less common risk factors include obesity and high consumption of red meat.

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  • Less common risk factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis include:
    • Obesity and high consumption of red meat may lead to an increased disease severity.[6][7]
    • Increased alcohol intake.

References

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  2. Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Myasoedova E; et al. (2011). "The lifetime risk of adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory autoimmune rheumatic diseases". Arthritis and Rheumatism. 63 (3): 633–9. doi:10.1002/art.30155. PMC 3078757. PMID 21360492. Retrieved 2012-04-25. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. Aho K, Koskenvuo M, Tuominen J, Kaprio J (1986). "Occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis in a nationwide series of twins". The Journal of Rheumatology. 13 (5): 899–902. PMID 3820198. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. Stolt P, Yahya A, Bengtsson C; et al. (2010). "Silica exposure among male current smokers is associated with a high risk of developing ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 69 (6): 1072–6. doi:10.1136/ard.2009.114694. PMID 19966090. Retrieved 2012-04-26. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. Stolt P, Källberg H, Lundberg I, Sjögren B, Klareskog L, Alfredsson L (2005). "Silica exposure is associated with increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 64 (4): 582–6. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022053. PMC 1755463. PMID 15319232. Retrieved 2012-04-26. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Davis JM, Gabriel SE (2012). "Obesity fuels the upsurge in rheumatoid arthritis". Arthritis Care & Research. doi:10.1002/acr.21660. PMID 22514156. Retrieved 2012-04-26. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. Liao KP, Alfredsson L, Karlson EW (2009). "Environmental influences on risk for rheumatoid arthritis". Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 21 (3): 279–83. doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e32832a2e16. PMC 2898190. PMID 19318947. Retrieved 2012-04-26. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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