Prevalence of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus in Colombia: An approach from the national health registry data

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease of multifactorial origin. There are no previous studies in Colombia describing juvenile SLE (jSLE) prevalence, prompting this demographic description. Objective This study aimed for prevalence calculation and ep...

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Published in:Lupus 2023-08, Vol.32 (9), p.1105-1110
Main Authors: Martín-Marín, Lorena, Fernández-Ávila, Daniel G, Espitia-Caro, Greis P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Autoimmune diseases
Colombia - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Lupus
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Male
Prevalence
Routinely Collected Health Data
Statistical analysis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Summary:Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease of multifactorial origin. There are no previous studies in Colombia describing juvenile SLE (jSLE) prevalence, prompting this demographic description. Objective This study aimed for prevalence calculation and epidemiologic analysis of jSLE) in Colombian patients, ages 0–19, from 2015 to 2019. Methods This descriptive, cross-sectional study searched the Colombian Ministry of Health database for codes of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) associated with jSLE to estimate the disease prevalence for the total population and for specific age groups at national and regional levels. Calculations used intercensal estimates of population based on the projections of the national statistics administrative department (DANE) from the most recent census. This paper presents a sociodemographic analysis of patients with jSLE. Results The study identified in Colombia, from 2015 to 2019, 3680 cases with jSLE as the principal diagnosis. Calculated prevalence of jSLE was 25 cases per 100,000 population, with highest frequency in ages 15–19 and females (84%), with a female:male ratio of 5.1:1. Conclusion Estimated prevalence of jSLE in Colombia is at the highest limit of worldwide findings. Consistent with reports in the literature, the disease involves females more frequently than males.
ISSN:0961-2033
1477-0962
DOI:10.1177/09612033231184315