Table 1.

Patient and site characteristics^a

Patient characteristics	Atlanta study (N=6)	Altoona study (N=12)
Race
White	0	12 (100)
African-American	6 (100)	0
Female	5 (83)	12 (100)
Age range, years	27–60	32–75
Lupus severity
Mild to moderate	0	12 (100)
Moderate to severe	6 (100)	0
Time to diagnosis
<1 year from symptom presentation	1 (17)	6 (50)
1–27 (Atlanta)/2–6 (Altoona) years from symptom presentation	5 (83)	6 (50)
Site characteristic: practice type	Rheumatology	Rheumatology

Note:

^an (%).