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TABLE: Estimated Female-to-Male Ratios of Selected
Autoimmune Diseases, 2006
(Ratio of Female to Male)
Hashimoto’s Disease/Hypothyroiditis 10 to 1
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 9 to 1
Sjogren’s Syndrome 9 to 1
Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Secondary 9 to 1
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis 9 to 1
Autoimmune Hepatitis 8:1
Graves’ Disease/Hyperthyroiditis 7 to 1
Scleroderma 3 to 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 2.5 to 1
Myasthenia Gravis 2 to 1
Multiple Sclerosis 2 to 1
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura 2 to 1
Source: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association.
Autoimmune Disease in Women – The Facts. http://www.aarda.org/women.php.
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