Autoimmune Health Crisis: An Inclusive Approach to Addressing Disparities in Women in the United States.
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Narrative review without systematic search methodology or primary human data
PubMed 39457311 · doi:10.3390/ijerph21101339
What was done
Narrative review synthesizing literature on the burden of autoimmune diseases among women in the United States, examining the intersection of biological factors (sex, hormones) and social determinants of health (age, race, gender) across biomedical research, clinical care, and health policy.
What was found
The authors report that women account for 80% of diagnoses across more than 80 characterized autoimmune conditions, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The abstract reports no other quantitative metrics or primary experimental data.
Why it matters
It highlights the disproportionate autoimmune disease burden in women and argues that addressing disparities requires incorporating intersectional demographic factors into research design, clinical practice, and health policy.
Limits
This is a narrative review and policy perspective rather than a systematic review or empirical study. The abstract does not report a systematic literature search, formal quality assessment of included studies, or original patient-level data.
Cited by
- supports There are approximately 80 distinct medical diagnoses classified as autoimmune diseases.