Table 2.
Age-Adjusted and Age-Specific Mortality Rates of Decedents With and Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Demographic Characteristics in the United States, 2014
| Females | Males | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | SLE | Non-SLE | SLE | Non-SLE |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| <15 | 0.01 | 47.90 | 0.00 | 59.26 |
| 15–44 | 0.61 | 78.57 | 0.09 | 154.07 |
| 45–64 | 1.65 | 485.93 | 0.27 | 793.40 |
| ≥65 | 2.56 | 4017.85 | 0.55 | 4455.76 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, NH | 0.60 | 629.83 | 0.13 | 872.57 |
| Black, NH | 2.59 | 729.97 | 0.40 | 1068.67 |
| American Indian | 1.40 | 680.63 | 0.51 | 942.28 |
| Asian/PI | 0.68 | 339.54 | 0.08 | 480.68 |
| Hispanic | 0.98 | 438.96 | 0.16 | 637.04 |
| Unknown | — | — | — | |
| Total | 0.95 | 620.85 | 0.17 | 868.98 |
The risk of death, characterized by mortality rates, was calculated using the 2014 U.S. census population estimates as the denominator and were age standardized using the 2000 U.S. standard population.