Table 2.

Characteristics of 180 SLE cases at diagnosis

	NHS (n=82)	NHSII (n=98)
Age in years	58 (10)	44 (7)
Race
White	92.7	92.7
African American	0	0
Other	7.3	7.3
Hispanic	2.4	1.0
ANA positive	97.6	99.0
Anti-dsDNA positive	41.5	52.0
Malar rash	50.0	37.8
Discoid rash	11.0	6.1
Photosensitivity	51.2	46.9
Nasopharyngeal ulcer	29.3	53.1
Arthritis	75.6	69.4
Serositis	28.1	32.7
Renal involvement	17.1	6.1
Neurologic involvement	0	6.1
Hematologic involvement	59.8	67.4

Presented as mean (SD) or percentage