The incidence of giant cell arteritis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, over a 60-year period 1950-2009

Ak Chandran; P. D. Udayakumar; C. S. Crowson; K. J. Warrington; E. L. Matteson

doi:10.3109/03009742.2014.982701

The incidence of giant cell arteritis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, over a 60-year period 1950-2009

Ak Chandran, P. D. Udayakumar, C. S. Crowson, K. J. Warrington, E. L. Matteson

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Objective: To assess the incidence of giant cell arteritis (GCA) in the era from 2000 to 2009. Method: We extended the previously identified population-based cohort of Olmsted County, Minnesota residents who fulfilled 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for GCA for earlier decades during 1950-1999. Results: In 2000-2009, 74 cases of GCA were identified (mean age 78.1 years; 80% women; 79% temporal artery biopsy positive; seven included based on radiological criteria). The incidence of GCA was 19.8 per 100 000 population. Conclusions: The GCA incidence rates have remained steady since 1970 and the age at incidence, which was progressively increasing, seems to have reached a plateau.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	215-218
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/03009742.2014.982701
State	Published - May 1 2015

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Immunology and Allergy
Rheumatology
Immunology

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