Year: 1972
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The results of the analysis showed that a significant excess of tumours developed within the alimentary tract and that the excess was confined to the small intestine and pancreas (including ampulla of Vater).At each of these sites the observed number of tumours was very significantly in excess of expectation and, also, they de- veloped at a relatively early age compared with other sites within the digestive system.In contrast, the number of large bowel tuimours was close to expectation.Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritics.R. T. BENN and P. H. N. WooD (Arthritis and Rheumatism Council Field Unit, Manchester).One-hundred and eighty-nine patients were admitted consecutively to the Royal Bath Hospital, Harrogate, seen by the same clinician, diagnosed as having rheu- matoid arthritis (RA) according to standard criteria, and followed for about 20 years.All of the males and 91 % of the females have been successfully traced.It was found that in both sexes and at all ages these patients show a higher mortality than the general population of England and Wales.Moreover, the mortality was correlated with the initial grade of functional impairment.Death certificates have been obtained for the 116 patients who have so far died.Of these 12% give RA as the underlying cause and a further 38% mention it as a contributory cause, leaving 50% of the certificates with no mention of RA.These proportions were practically the same in both sexes.The ratio of about 1 to 3 of 'underlying' to 'contributory' mentions was also found in multiple cause tabulations supplied by the Registrar General.These figures give some indication of the extent to which mortality figures underrepresent the prevalence
DOI: 10.1136/jech.26.1.60
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2092747493