Incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in New Zealand from the national administrative datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to provide updated data on the incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in New Zealand and to examine the difference between ethnic groups.

Methods

We identified the SLE cases from the national administrative datasets. The date of first identification of SLE was the earliest date of a related inpatient event or the earliest date of a related outpatient event. The crude incidence and prevalence of SLE in 2010-2021 were estimated by gender, age group and ethnicity. The WHO (World Health Organization) age-standardised rate (ASR) of incidence and prevalence of SLE was calculated, after stratifying the cases by ethnicity and gender.

Results

The average ASR of incidence and prevalence of SLE in 2010-2021 was 2.1 and 42.1 per

SUBMITTER: Lao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333972 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature