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Published on: November 1, 2015
Incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in Finland, 2000-2007, a nationwide study
Pia Elfving1, Kari Puolakka, Hannu Kautiainen
1Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland. pia.elfving@kuh.fi.
Objectives:
To determine the age- and sex-specific incidence rates of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Finland.
Methods:
The incident cases were identified through diagnostic register searches for SLE on the nationwide database of the Social Insurance Institution.
Results:
During the 8-year study period 599 incident cases occurred (518 females, 81 males). The mean annual incidence rate of SLE for adults was 1.69 per 100,000 (95% CI 1.56-1.84) and was highest among females aged 40-59 years. The gender incidence rate ratio was 6.43 (95% CI 5.06-8.26). The incidence for children was 0.39 (95% CI 0.27-0.55).
Conclusions:
The incidence of SLE was lower compared to the countries at the same latitudes. SLE in children remained a rarity.
