Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease, affecting mostly women with a
female/male ratio of 3: 1. It is characterized by symmetrical polyarthritis, leading to …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and progressive autoimmune disease more common
in women than men (3: 1). Although sex-based differences may play a complex role in …

Over the last decades, a central role for vitamin D in immune modulation has been well
established. The active form of vitamin D, ie, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, through the …

Sex based differences in immune responses, affecting both the innate and adaptive immune
responses, contribute to differences in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases in males and …

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory musculoskeletal disease with a chronic,
progressive course. Various aspects of PsA, including its clinical features, disease course …

RA is the most common chronic systemic autoimmune disease, with a higher prevalence in
women, suggesting female hormonal factors play a role in the development of the disease …

Objective Although patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience fatigue, little is known
about its causes and consequences, and a fully developed theoretical model explaining the …

Introduction Gender equity and gender medicine are opportunities not to be missed, and this
Expert Group Opinion Paper on pain in women aims to review the treatment of pain …

Sex differences in the prevalence of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
are well described, but the literature is not as clear about sex differences in RA disease …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …