Impact of Psoriatic Arthritis

Renee K., ENBREL patient
since 2003

Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease associated with psoriasis, a chronic skin disease. About 10% to 42% of people with psoriasis are diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.⁷ Here are some statistics on how psoriatic arthritis can impact society:

General Statistics

• Up to 42% of psoriasis patients have psoriatic arthritis.¹⁶
• Men and women are equally likely to develop psoriatic arthritis.⁷
• People of caucasian descent are more likely to have the disease than people of African or Asian descent.⁷
• People of all ages can develop psoriatic arthritis, but the peak incidence is between 30 and 50 years of age.¹⁷
• More than half of patients have suffered from bone loss by the time they were diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.^18,19
• Approximately 10% to 15% of people with psoriatic arthritis develop joint symptoms before skin symptoms.²⁰
• Generally psoriatic arthritis symptoms present 10 years after psoriasis symptoms.⁷