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Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2005

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Incidence and risk factors

Who gets rheumatoid arthritis and why?

Anyone can get rheumatoid arthritis, including children and the elderly. However, the disease usually begins in the young to middle adult years. Among people with RA, women outnumber men by 3-to-1. In the United States, approximately one percent of the population, or 2.5 million people, have rheumatoid arthritis. It occurs in all ethnic groups and in all parts of the world.

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