Table 2.

Characteristics of incident SLE cases in NHS II cohort with ≥4 ACR classification criteria for SLE (N=94)

Characteristics
ACR Criteria- mean ± SD	5.0 ± 1.0
Age at SLE diagnosis- mean ± SD	44.9 ± 8.7
ANA positive- N (%)	93 (98.9)
Anti-dsDNA positive- N (%)	49 (52.1)
Anti-Ro or Anti-La positive- N (%)	17 (18.1)
Anti-Sm positive- N (%)	6 (6.4)
Anti-RNP positive- N (%)	6 (6.4)
Arthritis- N (%)	69 (73.4)
Hematologic involvement- N (%)	60 (63.8)
Renal involvement- N (%)	11 (11.7)
Seen by an ACR member rheumatologist- N (%)	82 (87.2)