Disparities in Lupus and the Role of Social Determinants of Health: Current State of Knowledge and Directions for Future Research.

ABSTRACT: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease. The complex relationships between race and ethnicity and social determinants of health (SDOH) in influencing SLE and its course are increasingly appreciated. Multiple SDOH have been strongly associated with lupus incidence and outcomes and contribute to health disparities in lupus. Measures of socioeconomic status, including economic instability, poverty, unemployment, and food insecurity, as well as features of the neighborhood and built environment, including lack of safe and affordable housing, crime, stress, racial segregation, and discrimination, are associated with race and ethnicity in the US and are risk factors for poor outcomes in lupus. In this scientific statement, we aimed to summarize current evidence on the

SUBMITTER: Buie J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502817 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature