Publications by authors named "Olga Ribakova"
Prevalence and gender - specific analysis of a systemic sclerosis cohort in Latvia.
Orphanet J Rare Dis
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a serious autoimmune disease with lower prevalence in Northern Europe, and this study aimed to investigate its prevalence and demographic data in Latvia, where no previous studies existed.
- The research included 159 SSc patients consulted at two main hospitals in Latvia between 2016 and 2021, revealing a point prevalence of 84.0 per million and a notable female-to-male ratio of 4.67:1, especially pronounced in older age groups.
- The findings showed that while antinuclear antibodies were common across genders, females were more likely to exhibit a centromere pattern; males had more severe manifestations of the disease, yet both genders received glucocorticoid treatment at similar