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Ar t hr i t i si st heUni t edSt at es ’numberonecaus e ofdi s abi l i t y .Wor ki ngagedmenandwomen wi t har t hr i t i sar el es sl i kel yt obeempl oy edt han t hos eoft hes ameagewhodon’ thavear t hr i t i s .
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Mor et han50, 000, 000adul t shav ebeen di agnos edwi t har t hr i t i s .That ’ s1i n5adul t s .
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Ar t hr i t i sandr el at edpr obl emsac c ountf or near l y1mi l l i onhos pi t al i zat i onsand$156bi l l i on y ear l yi nmedi calexpens esandl os twages .
Ofadul t swi t har t hr i t i s ,near l y47% oft hem hav e atl eas toneot herc ondi t i on.57% ofadul t swi t h hear tdi s eas ehav ear t hr i t i s ,and52% ofadul t s wi t hdi abet eshav ear t hr i t i s .
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Al mos t300, 000babi esandchi l dr enhav e ar t hr i t i soranot herr el at edc ondi t i on.That ’ s1i n 250chi l dr en.