Autoimmune diseases: A leading cause of death among young and middle-aged women in the United States
Autoimmune diseases: A leading cause of death among young and middle-aged women in the United States
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.90.9.1463
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发表时间：
2000-09-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Rau, LM
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作者：
Walsh, SJ;Rau, LM
目标。本研究评估了自身免疫性疾病对女性死亡率的影响。方法。将自身免疫性疾病死亡人数与 1995 年美国女性 10 种“官方”主要死亡原因的频率进行了比较。结果。自身免疫性疾病的死亡频率超过了65岁以下女性各年龄组中的第十大死因，并且超过了15至24岁、25至44岁和45至64岁年龄组中的第八大死因。结论。自身免疫性疾病是中青年女性死亡的主要原因。这一事实被用于识别主要原因的现行方法所掩盖。
Objectives. This study assessed the effect of autoimmune diseases on mortality among women.Methods. Counts of autoimmune disease deaths were compared with frequencies of the 10 "official" leading causes of death among women in the United States in 1995.Results. Autoimmune disease deaths exceeded the frequency of the 10th leading cause in every age category of women younger than 65 years and exceeded that for the eighth leading cause in the 15 to 24, 25 to 44, and 45 to 64 years age groups.Conclusions. Autoimmune diseases constitute a leading cause of death among young and middle-aged women. This fact is obscured by curl ent methods used to identify leading causes.