Comparison of clinical features, disease activity, treatment and outcomes between late-onset and early-onset patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. A sex- and year at diagnosis-matched controlled study

Autor: Jarukit Mongkolchaiarunya, Antika Wongthanee, Nuntana Kasitanon, Worawit Louthrenoo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Advances in Rheumatology, Vol 63, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2523-3106
DOI: 10.1186/s42358-023-00297-0
Popis: Abstract Background Several studies have compared the clinical features and outcomes of late- and early-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. However, these previous studies were uncontrolled. The current study aimed to compare late- and early-onset SLE patients while controlling for sex and year at diagnosis (± 1 year). Methods The medical records of SLE patients in a lupus cohort from January 1994 to June 2020 were reviewed. Late-onset patients were identified as those with an age at diagnosis ≥ 50 years. The early-onset patients (age at diagnosis
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