Basic Summary for Connective tissue disorders

Main name of condition: Connective tissue disorders
Other names or spellings: Connective Tissue Diseases, Connective Tissue Disease, Connective Tissue Disorder

What is Connective tissue disorders?
  Brief description of Connective tissue disorders: Any condition affecting connective tissues.
  Organs Affected by Connective tissue disorders: connective
  Types of Connective tissue disorders: Scleroderma, SLE, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Epidermolysis bullosa, Marfan syndrome, Osteogenesis imperfecta

How many people get Connective tissue disorders?
  Prevalance of Connective tissue disorders: estimated 1 million people in USA with heritable connective tissue disorder (NIAMS)
  Prevalance Rate of Connective tissue disorders: approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]
  Prevalance of Connective tissue disorders: Scientists estimate that as many as 1 million people in the United States may have a heritable disorder of connective tissue. ¹

Who gets Connective tissue disorders?
Profile for Connective tissue disorders: Generally, these conditions affect people of all ethnic groups and ages, and both genders are commonly affected. ¹

What causes Connective tissue disorders?
Causes of Connective tissue disorders: see causes of Connective tissue disorders

What are the symptoms of Connective tissue disorders?
Symptoms of Connective tissue disorders: see symptoms of Connective tissue disorders

How is it treated?
Treatments for Connective tissue disorders: see treatments for Connective tissue disorders
Research for Connective tissue disorders: see research for Connective tissue disorders

Society issues for Connective tissue disorders
Hospitalization statistics for Connective tissue disorders: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Connective tissue disorders:

0.12% (15,648) of hospital episodes were for systemic connective tissue disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
88% of hospital consultations for systemic connective tissue disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27% of hospital episodes for systemic connective tissue disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital episodes for systemic connective tissue disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital admissions for systemic connective tissue disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for systemic connective tissue disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for systemic connective tissue disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for systemic connective tissue disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55% of hospitalisations for systemic connective tissue disorders occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospitalisations for systemic connective tissue disorders occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospitalisations for systemic connective tissue disorders were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.13% (70,478) of hospital bed days were for systemic connective tissue disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- 3.51% (139,408) of hospital episodes were for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 41% of hospitalisations for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 86% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 14% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue at public hospitals occurred in 71.4 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 4.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 6.2 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 8.73% (211,701) of private hospital episodes were for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 42% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 2.5% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 97% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue occurred in 108.4 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 3 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 5.1 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for diseases of musculoskeletal and connective tissue in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS

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