Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
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Rheumatoid arthritis in Australian women

Approved: 2020

Collaborators:

  • Prof Ranjeny Thomas
  • AProf Allison Hodge
  • Prof Lyn March
  • A/Prof Tracy Comans
  • Dr Ahmed Mehdi
  • Ms Stuti Kapadia
  • Ms Julie Phipps
  • Dr Syeda Farah Zahir
  • AProf Leigh Tooth

Synopsis

The inflammatory autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is currently incurable and affects 23 million people worldwide. An effective intervention would minimise the need for ongoing treatment beyond the first transient symptoms in people at risk, preventing their progress to full-blown disease. To do this, we need to estimate the size of the at-risk population and the RA risk profile in Australia. Currently all estimates are self-reported, which over-estimates verified RA. This project will estimate the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for RA in Australian women in the ALSWH.