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. 2006 Feb 24;77(6):774–779. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.084285

Table 2 Presence and thickness of plaques in 51 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Patients with SLE Healthy subjects (Joakimsen et al19)
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