Table 2 Presence and thickness of plaques in 51 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Patients with SLE | Healthy subjects (Joakimsen et al19) | |||
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Age intervals in years (n = 51 ) | Patients with plaques n (%) | Thickness in mm (SD) | % of women with plaques | Thickness of plaques in mm (n = 3404) |
23–34 (9) | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
35–44 (12) | 3 (25) | 1.3 (0.3) | 10.8 | 1.5 |
45–54 (16) | 11 (69) | 1.6 (0.2) | 18.2 | 1.6 |
55–64 (9) | 8 (89) | 2.0 (0.5) | 40.3 | 1.9 |
65–73 (5) | 4 (80) | 2.8 (1.4) | 61.0 | 2.1 |