Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristic of patients enrolled
| Variables | Patients, n | Deaths, n | Patients with LN, n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 496 | 91 | 165 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 454 (91.5) | 84 (92.3) | 152 (92.1) |
| Male | 42 (8.47) | 7 (7.69) | 13 (7.88) |
| Age at onset, n (%) | |||
| Above median (>28 years) | 246 (50.4) | 60 (65.9) | 58 (35.2 |
| Below median (<28 years) | 250 (49.6) | 31 (34.1) | 107 (64.9%) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Caucasian | 307 (61.9) | 59 (64.8) | 77 (46.7) |
| South Asian | 55 (11.1) | 12 (13.2) | 24 (14.6) |
| African Caribbean | 98 (19.8) | 15 (16.5) | 44 (26.7) |
| East Asian | 24 (4.8) | 2 (2.2) | 13 (7.88) |
| Mixed race | 12 (2.42) | 3 (3.3) | 7 (4.24) |
| Time of diagnosis, n (%) | |||
| 1978–89 | 89 (17.9) | 39 (42.9) | 36 (21.8) |
| 1990–99 | 155 (31.3) | 33 (36.4) | 38 (23.0) |
| 2000–5 | 112 (22.6) | 15 (16.5) | 55 (33.0) |
| 2006–11 | 140 (28.2) | 4 (4.4) | 36 (21.8) |