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Sociodemographic associations with early disease damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Cooper, GS; Treadwell, EL; St Clair, EW; Gilkeson, GS; Dooley, MA
Published in: Arthritis Rheum
August 15, 2007

OBJECTIVE: To examine the extent of organ damage among recently diagnosed patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to assess the association between sociodemographic variables and total damage and organ-specific damage scores. METHODS: We evaluated damage in 132 patients with SLE (70 African Americans and 62 whites), 2-6 years (median 4 years) after diagnosis, using the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index. The associations between demographic characteristics and total damage and organ-specific damage measures were evaluated using logistic regression, adjusting for age, income, and ethnicity. RESULTS: A total of 61% of patients scored >or=1 point on the damage index. Damage was most prevalent in the musculoskeletal (28%), skin (20%), neuropsychiatric (16%), and renal (12%) subscales. African American ethnicity and lower household income were independently associated with total damage scores (score >or=2: adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval] 6.0 [2.3-16.2] in African Americans and 2.7 [1.1-6.7] in patients with an annual household income

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Arthritis Rheum

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0004-3591

Publication Date

August 15, 2007

Volume

57

Issue

6

Start / End Page

993 / 999

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Skin
  • Risk Factors
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Logistic Models
  • Kidney
  • Income
 

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Cooper, G. S., Treadwell, E. L., St Clair, E. W., Gilkeson, G. S., & Dooley, M. A. (2007). Sociodemographic associations with early disease damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum, 57(6), 993–999. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.22894
Cooper, Glinda S., Edward L. Treadwell, E William St Clair, Gary S. Gilkeson, and Mary Anne Dooley. “Sociodemographic associations with early disease damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.Arthritis Rheum 57, no. 6 (August 15, 2007): 993–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.22894.
Cooper GS, Treadwell EL, St Clair EW, Gilkeson GS, Dooley MA. Sociodemographic associations with early disease damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Aug 15;57(6):993–9.
Cooper, Glinda S., et al. “Sociodemographic associations with early disease damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.Arthritis Rheum, vol. 57, no. 6, Aug. 2007, pp. 993–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/art.22894.
Cooper GS, Treadwell EL, St Clair EW, Gilkeson GS, Dooley MA. Sociodemographic associations with early disease damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Aug 15;57(6):993–999.
Journal cover image

Published In

Arthritis Rheum

DOI

ISSN

0004-3591

Publication Date

August 15, 2007

Volume

57

Issue

6

Start / End Page

993 / 999

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Skin
  • Risk Factors
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Logistic Models
  • Kidney
  • Income