Arthritis Awareness

Arthritis Awareness Wear
Akron, OH
United States
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What is Arthritis?

Arthritis-Related Statistics (from the CDC)

An estimated 50 million adults in the United States reported being told by a doctor that they have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia.
One in five (22%) adults in the United States report having doctor diagnosed arthritis.
In 2007–2009, 50% of adults 65 years or older reported an arthritis diagnosis.
By 2030, an estimated 67 million Americans ages 18 years or older are projected to have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
An estimated 294,000 children under age 18 have some form of arthritis or rheumatic condition; this represents approximately 1 in every 250 children in the U.S.

The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Other common rheumatic conditions include gout, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis.
An estimated 27 million adults had osteoarthritis in 2005.
An estimated 1.5 million adults had rheumatoid arthritis in 2007.
An estimated 3.0 million adults had gout in 2005, and 6.1 million adults have ever had gout.
An estimated 5.0 million adults had fibromyalgia in 2005.

Prevalence of Arthritis by Age/Race/Gender

Of persons ages 18–44, 7.6% report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
Of persons ages 45–64, 29.8% report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
Of persons ages 65 or older, 50.0% report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
25.9% of women and 18.3% men report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
An estimated 294,000 children under age 18 have some form of arthritis or rheumatic condition; this represents approximately 1 in every 250 children in the U.S.
2.9 million Hispanic adults report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
4.6 million Non-Hispanic Blacks report doctor diagnosed arthritis.
667,000 Asian/Pacific Islanders and 280,000 American Indians/Alaska Natives report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

People who are overweight or obese report doctor-diagnosed arthritis than people with a lower body mass index (BMI).
16.4% of under/normal weight adults report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
21.4% of overweight and 31.1% among obese Americans report doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
66% of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis are overweight or obese (compared with 53% of adults without doctor-diagnosed arthritis).
Weight loss of as little as 11 pounds reduces the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis among women by 50%.

Almost 44% of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis report no leisure time physical activity compared with 36% of adults without arthritis.
Among older adults with knee osteoarthritis, engaging in moderate physical activity at least 3 times per week can reduce the risk of arthritis-related disability by 47%.

State-specific prevalence estimates of arthritis-attributable work limitation show a high impact of arthritis on working-age (18-64 years) adults in all U.S. states, ranging from a low of 3.4% to a high of 15% of adults in this age group.
Approximately 1 in 3 people with arthritis in between the ages of 18 and 64 report arthritis-attributable work limitation.
Among all civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. adults ages 18-64, 5% (8.2 million) report both doctor diagnosed arthritis and arthritis-attributable work limitations.
31% of adults ages 18-64 with doctor-diagnosed arthritis report arthritis-attributable work limitation.
Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions are the most common cause of disability among U.S. adults and have been for the past 15 years.
Among all civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. adults 9.4% (21 million) report both doctor-diagnosed and arthritis attributable activity limitations.
42% of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis report arthritis-attributable activity limitations.
Among adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis, many report significant limitations in vital activities such as:

Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and Arthritis

People with doctor-diagnosed arthritis have significantly worse HRQOL than those without arthritis. People with doctor-diagnosed report more than twice as many unhealthy days and three times as many days with activity limitations in the past month than those without arthritis.

Hospitalizations

In 2004, there were an estimated 744,000 hospitalizations with a principal diagnosis of arthritis (3% of all hospitalizations). Overall, 5 million hospitalizations had a principal or secondary diagnosis of arthritis.

Ambulatory Care

There were 44 million ambulatory care visits with a primary diagnosis of arthritis or other rheumatic conditions in 2004, or nearly 5% of all ambulatory care visits that year. Overall, there were 66 million ambulatory care visits with a primary or secondary diagnosis of arthritis or other rheumatic conditions.

From 1979-1998, the annual number of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (AORC) deaths rose from 5,537 to 9,367.
Three categories of AORC account for almost 80% of deaths: diffuse connective tissue diseases (34%), other specified rheumatic conditions (23%), and rheumatoid arthritis (22%).
In 1979, the crude death rate from AORC was 2.46 per 100,000 population. In 1998, it was 3.48 per 100,000 population; rates age-standardized to the year 2000 population were 2.75 and 3.51, respectively.

In 2003, the total cost attributed to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States was 128 billion dollars, up from 86.2 billion dollars in 1997.
Medical expenditures (direct costs) for arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in 2003 were 80.8 billion dollars, up from 51.1 billion in 1997.
Earnings losses (indirect costs) for arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in 2003 were 47 billion dollars, up from 35.1 billion in 1997.

Arthritis is strongly associated with major depression (attributable risk of 18.1%), probably through its role in creating functional limitation.
6.6% of adults with arthritis report severe psychological distress.

Total Joint Replacements in Arthritis

In 2004, there were 454,652 total knee replacements performed, primarily for arthritis.
In 2004, there were 232,857 total hip replacements, 41,934 shoulder, and 12,055 other joint replacements, primarily for arthritis.

Arthritis Awareness Wear
Akron, OH
United States
Nikki@arthritisawarenesswear.com