Research suggests Arthritis and Joint Pain occurs more frequently in women aged 85 years and older
Research carried out by Newcastle University and announced today in the journal Age and Ageing has found that the lifetime prevalence of arthritis in 85 year olds to be 65.4%, occurring most commonly in women. The findings of this research suggest that the prevalence of arthritis is higher in comparison to previous studies of 85 year olds.Arthritis is a condition that is strongly associated with age, yet surprisingly few studies have investigated how arthritis affects the oldest old – those aged 85 years and older – who will number 3.3 million in the UK by 2033. The research published