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Is there a racial association?

Publish date:: August 10, 2015

Incidence of all-cause end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among patients with a recent diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is high in Georgia, according to a study of 344 patients newly diagnosed with SLE and living in Atlanta, Georgia. Researchers found:

• Among the 344 patients with SLE, 29 initiated ESRD over 2,603.8 years of follow-up.

• Incidence rate was 13.8 among black patients vs 3.3% among white patients.

• Lupus nephritis was the strongest risk factor for incident ESRD.

• atients who were black or age < 18 years at diagnosis may be more likely to progress to ESRD.

• Incidence did not differ by sex or other characteristics.

Citation: Plantinga L, Lim SS, Patzer R, et al. Incidence of end-stage renal disease among newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus patients: the Georgia Lupus Registry. [Published online ahead of print August 3, 2015]. Arthritis Care Res. doi: 10.1002/acr.22685.

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