Table 2.
Association between demographic and socioeconomic factors and the odds of missing Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI-2K) and/or SLICC Damage Index (SDI) at enrollment among participants with childhood-onset SLE enrolled in the CARRA Registry (N = 758)a
| OR (95% CI)b | |
|---|---|
| Sex assigned at birth | |
| Male | Reference |
| Female | 1.98 (0.89, 4.42) |
| Gender | |
| Male | Reference |
| Female | 2.03 (0.91, 4.53) |
| Other | -- |
| Missing | -- |
| Age | 0.92 (0.85, 0.99) |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| Asian/NHPI | 0.52 (0.22, 1.26) |
| Hispanic | 0.86 (0.47, 1.55) |
| Non-Hispanic Black/African American | 0.63 (0.34, 1.18) |
| Non-Hispanic Other (NA/AN, Middle Eastern, North African, race not previously mentioned, multiracial) | 1.01 (0.44, 2.30) |
| Non-Hispanic White | Reference |
| Missing | 0.91 (0.19, 4.22) |
| Household income | |
| <$25,000 | 2.57 (0.91, 7.31) |
| $25,000-49,999 | 1.77 (0.61, 5.11) |
| $50,000-74,999 | 0.76 (0.21, 2.78) |
| $75,000-99,999 | 0.41 (0.08, 2.22) |
| $100,000-150,000 | 1.98 (0.63, 6.21) |
| >$150,000 | Reference |
| Prefer not to answer | 1.92 (0.69, 5.36) |
| Missing | 1.24 (0.40, 3.83) |
| Parental educational attainment | |
| <High school | 0.93 (0.41, 2.11) |
| High school graduate or GED | 0.62 (0.31, 1.23) |
| College | 0.57 (0.31, 1.08) |
| Graduate school | Reference |
| Missing | 0.40 (0.18, 0.91) |
| Insurance status | |
| Private | Reference |
| Government-assisted | 2.04 (1.22, 3.41) |
| Other, including non-US insurance | 0.88 (0.32, 2.39) |
| None | 1.19 (0.26, 5.45) |
| Missing | 2.53 (1.01, 6.34) |
Excludes 8 participants missing age-related variables.
Models run separately for each demographic or socioeconomic factor and adjusted for age (except age model), disease duration at enrollment (continuous), and time since first seen by a pediatric rheumatologist (continuous).
CI: Confidence interval; GED: General Equivalent Degree; NA/AN: Native American or Alaska Native; NHPI: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; OR: Odds ratio; SLE: Systemic lupus erythematosus