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- Title
Increasing Prevalence of Antinuclear Antibodies in the United States.
- Authors
Dinse, Gregg E.; Parks, Christine G.; Weinberg, Clarice R.; Co, Caroll A.; Wilkerson, Jesse; Zeldin, Darryl C.; Chan, Edward K. L.; Miller, Frederick W.
- Abstract
Objective: Growing evidence suggests increasing frequencies of autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases, but findings are limited by the lack of systematic data and evolving approaches and definitions. This study was undertaken to investigate whether the prevalence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), the most common biomarker of autoimmunity, changed over a recent 25‐year span in the US. Methods: Serum ANA were measured by standard indirect immunofluorescence assays on HEp‐2 cells in 13,519 participants age ≥12 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, with approximately one‐third from each of 3 time periods: 1988–1991, 1999–2004, and 2011–2012. We used logistic regression adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, and survey design variables to estimate changes in ANA prevalence across the time periods. Results: The prevalence of ANA was 11.0% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 9.7–12.6%) in 1988–1991, 11.4% (95% CI 10.2–12.8%) in 1999–2004, and 16.1% (95% CI 14.4–18.0%) in 2011–2012 (P for trend <0.0001), corresponding to ~22.3 million, ~26.6 million, and ~41.5 million affected individuals, respectively. Among adolescents age 12–19 years, ANA prevalence increased substantially, with odds ratios of 2.07 (95% CI 1.18–3.64) and 2.77 (95% CI 1.56–4.91) in the second and third time periods relative to the first (P for trend = 0.0004). ANA prevalence increased in both sexes (especially in men), older adults (age ≥50 years), and non‐Hispanic white individuals. These increases in ANA prevalence were not explained by concurrent trends in weight (obesity/overweight), smoking exposure, or alcohol consumption. Conclusion: The prevalence of ANA in the US has increased considerably in recent years. Additional studies to determine factors underlying these increases in ANA prevalence could elucidate causes of autoimmunity and enable the development of preventative measures.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOMARKERS; CONFIDENCE intervals; RHEUMATOLOGY; AUTOIMMUNE diseases; DISEASE prevalence; FLUORESCENT antibody technique; ARTHRITIS
- Publication
Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2022, Vol 74, Issue 12, p2032
- ISSN
2326-5191
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/art.42330