Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States: Estimates From a Meta-Analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Lupus Registries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Epidemiologic data on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are limited, particularly for racial/ethnic subpopulations in the US. This meta-analysis leveraged data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Lupus Registry network of population-based SLE registries to estimate the overall prevalence of SLE in the US.

Methods

The CDC National Lupus Registry network includes 4 registries from unique states and a fifth registry from the Indian Health Service. All registries defined cases of SLE according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1997 revised classification criteria for SLE. Case findings spanned either 2002-2004 or 2007-2009. Given the heterogeneity across sites, a random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled prevalenc

SUBMITTER: Izmirly PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8169527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature