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Standardized information about demographic and clinical characteristics was collected from all patients. Affected individuals also underwent radiography of the hands and were genotyped for markers in the HLA region. Sex differences were assessed using contingency table analysis (for categorical variables) and Student's <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests for (continuous variables), and by multivariate logistic and linear regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Male patients had a significantly later onset of RA, were more likely to be seropositive for RF, and had significantly higher titers of anti\u2013cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti\u2010CCP) antibodies compared with female patients, even after adjustment for covariates in multivariate analyses. Male patients were also significantly more likely to have a history of smoking and to be HLA\u2013DRB1 shared epitope (SE) positive. Interestingly, female patients with an affected male sibling had significantly higher titers of anti\u2010CCP antibodies and were more likely to be SE positive compared with female patients without affected male siblings. Multivariate analyses indicated that the presence of the SE did not fully explain the increased anti\u2010CCP antibody titers observed in these families.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sex has an important influence on the disease phenotype in RA, including the age at disease onset and autoantibody production. Furthermore, families with affected male members are characterized by higher titers of autoantibodies, particularly anti\u2010CCP antibodies. Our results indicate that these findings are not fully explained by differences in exposure to tobacco smoke, presence of the HLA\u2013DRB1 SE, or other HLA region genetic variation. 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