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Medical Forum / General / Laboratory / April 2007RF factor / rheumatoid arthritis
Anyone have any ideas as to .. why .. the RF .. factor .. the 'marker' FOR .. "rheumatoid arthritis" ... would seemingly be affected BY .. altitude .. ? http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/rheumatoid/test.html WHY would the people in the higher than sea level .. just 'coincidentally' be .. having .. the increased rate of what is thought to be THE marker of a .. genetic predisposition .. ? .. TO .. rheumatoid arthritis .. AS .. they .. rise .. higher and higher .. ? Or .. does .. altitude ITSELF .. raise RF .. factor .. ? <<snip>> observed that the prevalence of rheumatoid nodules, RF, and erosive arthritis in Africa increased along an altitude gradient from sea level (Nigeria) to high-altitude regions (Uganda and Lesotho). They postulated that it was the absence of tropical infections at high altitudes that predisposed to more severe disease. <<snip>> http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/448141_4 Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > Anyone have any ideas as to .. why .. the RF .. factor .. the 'marker' > FOR .. "rheumatoid arthritis" ... would seemingly be affected BY .. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Or .. does .. altitude ITSELF .. raise RF .. factor .. ?> First of all were the differences significant? Two he did describe that there were differences just based on the fact that workers were more likely seen in the city near work, and non workers were more likely seen in rural clinics. There are many factors that seem to go along with the population as it exists, which may be more or less important than altitute. However if one goes to a high enough altitude where there is weightlessness, arthritis should temporarily improve, but in the long run probably not and may worsen. There may be legitimate pathological reasons involved in why RA varies according to altitude, but I don't see as how they could have factored this out specifically from their limited number of patients. >>On Apr 12, 1:11 pm, "Dr. Wayne Simon" <ari...@bellsouth.net> wrote: There may be legitimate pathological reasons involved in why RA varies according to altitude, but I don't see as how they could have factored this out specifically from their limited number of patients<< " I don't believe it .. " This phenomenon is known .. so this study is just .. confirmation .. PDF] PII: S0049-0172(97)80012-1File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat Altitude. An association between the severity of RA and. altitude has been described in ... toid arthritis and rheumatoid factor in women: Evidence for a ... linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0049017297800121 - Similar pages - Note this Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk |
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