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. 2023 Aug 7;7:24. doi: 10.1186/s41927-023-00349-4

Table 1.

Characteristics of individuals with an antinuclear antibody test

Characteristics ANA tested cohort
(n = 70,043)
ANA positive
(n = 26,579)
ANA negative
(n = 43,464)
Female (%) 48,051 (68.6%) 20,755 (78.1%) 27,296 (62.8%)
White race (%)a 52,475 (74.9%) 19,857 (74.7%) 32,618 (75%)
Year of birth 1963 [1951, 1977] 1962 [1950, 1976] 1963 [1952, 1978]
Age at testing (years) 48.4 [34.5, 59.7] 49.9 [35.9, 61.3] 47.5 [33.7, 58.6]
Length of FU (years) 7.09 [1.88, 13.10] 7.23 [1.92, 13.04] 7.01 [1.85, 13.14]

ANA Antinuclear antibodies, FU Follow-up

aRace recorded as white in the electronic heath record (EHR). Data are shown as counts (percentage) for categorical variables and median [interquartile range] for continuous variables