Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the SLE cases
| Childhood-onseta no (%) |
Adult-onset no (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 98 | 216 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 17 (17) | 9 (5) |
| Female | 81 (83) | 164 (95) |
| Race | ||
| European | 57 (58) | 112 (65) |
| African American | 22 (22) | 36 (21) |
| Asian | 19 (19) | 25 (14) |
| Renal statusb | ||
| Nephritis | 48 (51) | 78 (51) |
| No nephritis | 47 (49) | 76 (49) |
a
Age at diagnosis <18 years.
b
Renal status was available for 95/98 childhood-onset patients and 154/216 adult-onset cases. Nephritis was determined by the presence of active urinary sediment or renal biopsy.