Table 1.
Carotid intima-media thickness in pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
| Falaschi and colleagues [19] | Bowser and colleagues [18] | Huang and colleagues [20] | Schanberg and colleagues [22] | Boros and colleagues [17] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus | |||||
| Number | 26 | 19 | 76 | 221 | 31 |
| Age (years) | 17.1 ± 4.4 | 16.9 ± 2.3 | 15.0 ± 3.5 | 15.7 ± 2.6 | 15.3 ± 1.9 |
| Disease duration (years) | 5.5 ± 3.4 | 3.2 ± 2.5 | 2.6 ± 2.5 | 2.6 ± 2.4 | 2.6 ± 0.3 |
| CIMT (mm) | 0.57 ± 0.05 | 0.48 ± 0.049 | 0.63 ± 0.08 | 0.59 ± 0.05 | Right, -0.12a; left, -0.10a |
| Controls | |||||
| Number | 26 | 15 | 38 | None | 60 |
| Age (years) | Matched | 16.7 ± 2.1 | 16.4 ± 3.9 | None | 15.9 ± 1.9 |
| CIMT (mm) | 0.54 ± 0.03 | 0.454 ± 0.041 | 0.54 ± 0.06 | None | - |
Values presented as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise specified. CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness. az-score.