Systemic lupus erythematosus
Description
systemic lupus erythematosus: An autoimmune multi-organ disease typically associated with vasculopathy and autoantibody production. Most patients have antinuclear antibodies (ANA). The presence of anti-dsDNA or anti-Smith antibodies are highly-specific.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | M13_SLE |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M32, ICD-8: 7431 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M32, ICD-8: 7431 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 299 | 250 | 49 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.23 | 0.33 | 0.09 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 47.57 | 47.19 | 49.53 |
| Median number of events / individual | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 65.55 | 65.6 | 65.31 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.35 | 4.4 | 4.08 |