Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 , that's a good question. I don't know of any geographic region where RA doesn't exist, but there are geographic differences in incidence. I'll post some studies or information separately. The only risk factors for RA which are supported by much evidence are: genes, being female, and smoking. Not an MD On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Bloomquist <skaye81@...> wrote: > > > , > > Do you know if there is a particular geographic region where RA is > non-existent or at least has fewer cases? I'm just curious. And interested > in what their diet may be. > > Thanks, > > (Upstate, NY) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 According to J. Fox it's somewhere in the Himalaias. Stan , that's a good question. I don't know of any geographic region where RA doesn't exist, but there are geographic differences in incidence. I'll post some studies or information separately. The only risk factors for RA which are supported by much evidence are: genes, being female, and smoking. Not an MD On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Bloomquist <skaye81@...> wrote: > > > , > > Do you know if there is a particular geographic region where RA is > non-existent or at least has fewer cases? I'm just curious. And interested > in what their diet may be. > > Thanks, > >  (Upstate, NY) ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 THanks for all you do! ________________________________ From: <Rheumatoid.Arthritis.Support@...> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:04:02 AM Subject: Re: [ ] geographic region , that's a good question. I don't know of any geographic region where RA doesn't exist, but there are geographic differences in incidence. I'll post some studies or information separately. The only risk factors for RA which are supported by much evidence are: genes, being female, and smoking. Not an MD On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Bloomquist <skaye81 (DOT) com> wrote: > > > , > > Do you know if there is a particular geographic region where RA is > non-existent or at least has fewer cases? I'm just curious. And interested > in what their diet may be. > > Thanks, > > (Upstate, NY) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 You're very welcome, . I couldn't find a recent table of incidence/prevalence by country, but I will post one if I find one in the future. Not an MD On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Bloomquist <skaye81@...> wrote: > > > THanks for all you do! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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