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Table 1 Sex ratios for connective tissue autoimmune diseases

From: Why are women predisposed to autoimmune rheumatic diseases?

Disease

Female:male ratio

Peak age at onset

Reference

Rheumatoid arthritis

2:1 to 3:1

Forties

[83]

Systemic lupus erythematosus

9:1

Late teens to early forties

[6]

Systemic sclerosis

3:1

Fortiesa

[4]

  1. aKnown to vary due to ethnicity.