The effect of race on incidence and clinical course in systemic lupus erythematosus: the Hopkins Lupus Cohort

Petri, M.

Journal of the American Medical Women's Association 53(1): 9-12

1998


ISSN/ISBN: 0098-8421
PMID: 9458618
Document Number: 486515
Systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune disease of young women, has a higher incidence and prevalence in African Americans. The Hopkins Lupus Cohort, a prospective longitudinal study of SLE outcomes, has shown that race is a major predictor of clinical manifestations, laboratory and serologic tests, and disease-related morbidity. The effect of race on musculoskeletal morbidity remains even after adjustment for education, insurance status, and smoking.

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