Prevalence of cardiovascular events in a population-based registry of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Table 1 Demographics and risk ratios for SLE cardiovascular events - Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program, 2007

	Any CVE	All patients with SLE	Percent	Crude risk ratio	Adjusted risk ratio* (95% CI)
Total	179	1285	13.9
Male	23	108	21.3	1.6	1.7 (1.2–2.5)
Female	156	1177	13.3	(ref)	(ref)
Age group
20–39	41	504	8.1	(ref)	(ref)
40–59	75	540	13.9	1.7	1.4 (1.0–2.0)
60+	63	241	26.1	3.2	2.5 (1.7–3.8)
Race and Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	48	388	12.4	2.8	1.9 (0.9–4.4)
Non-Hispanic Black	58	331	17.5	4.0	3.5 (1.6–7.9)
Hispanic/Latino	62	374	16.6	3.8	3.1 (1.4–7.0)
Non-Hispanic Asian	6	138	4.3	(ref)	(ref)
Non-Hispanic Other	5	54	9.3	2.1	4.2 (1.1–15.8)

CVE = cardiovascular disease events.
Outcomes include myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease.
Patients include residents of Manhattan in 2007 with a new or existing diagnosis of SLE by ACR, EULAR, or SLICC criteria who are aged 20 or older.
*Adjusted risk ratios were calculated from a Poisson model which incorporated sex, age group, race and ethnicity, and years since SLE diagnosis. 41 patients were excluded due to missing racial and ethnic information.

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