Table 1.

Selected comorbidities in SLE patients from Puerto Rico by age groups.

Comorbidities	<18 years %	18 – 34 years %	35 – 54 years %	>54 years %	P value
All patients (n=877)	n=35	n=219	n=461	n=162
Hypothyroidism, %	20.0	12.8	21.7	19.8	0.052
High blood pressure, %	5.7	23.3	34.9	50.6	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus, %	5.7	7.8	11.5	18.5	0.008
Hypercholesterolemia, %	0.0	5.0	10.8	25.3	<0.001
Coronary artery disease, %	0.0	1.8	5.6	13.0	<0.001
Osteopenia/osteoporosis, %	5.7	8.7	23.6	40.1	<0.001
Female patients (n=812)	n=25	n=202	n=433	n=152
Hypothyroidism, %	16.0	11.4	21.7	20.4	0.018
High blood pressure, %	4.0	22.8	34.2	50.7	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus, %	8.0	8.4	11.1	18.4	0.026
Hypercholesterolemia, %	0.0	5.0	10.9	25.7	<0.001
Coronary artery disease, %	0.0	1.5	6.0	11.8	<0.001
Osteopenia/osteoporosis, %	0.0	8.9	24.5	42.8	<0.001
Male patients (n=65)	n=10	n=17	n=28	n=10
Hypothyroidism, %	30.0	29.4	21.4	10.0	0.646
High blood pressure, %	10.0	29.4	46.4	50.0	0.148
Diabetes mellitus, %	0.0	0.0	17.9	20.0	0.132
Hypercholesterolemia, %	0.0	5.9	10.7	20.0	0.440
Coronary artery disease, %	0.0	5.9	0.0	30.0	0.006
Osteopenia/osteoporosis, %	20.0	5.9	10.7	0.0	0.440