Table 1.
Characteristic | |
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Age, average | 44 (25–79) years |
SLEDAI, average | 3.3 (0–31) |
SLICC, average | 3.1 (0–12) |
Phys. estimate of disease activity, average | 0.8 (0–3) |
Number of patients (n = 120) | |
Gender | |
Male | 7 (5.8%) |
Female | 113 (94%) |
Ethnicity | |
African-American | 51 (43%) |
Asian | 3 (2%) |
Caucasian | 65 (54%) |
Other | 1 (1%) |
Clinical history | |
CVA and/or MI | 25 (20%) |
CVA | 19 (16%) |
MI | 7 (6%) |
DVT | 19 (16%) |
Renal disease | 27 (23%) |
SLEDAI: SELENA revision of the SLE disease activity index.
SLICC: Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics damage index.
CVA: cerebrovascular accident.
MI: myocardial infarction.
DVT: deep venous thrombosis.