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Race, ethnicity and patient-reported outcomes in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2023 Jan;41(1):186-194

Date

09/23/2022

Pubmed ID

36135940

DOI

10.55563/clinexprheumatol/tn0x4k

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85147047208 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study assesses the association of race/ethnicity with the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) patients from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry.

METHODS: cSLE patients enrolled in the CARRA Registry within two years of cSLE diagnosis who met ACR and/or SLICC classification criteria for lupus were included. Baseline demographics, laboratory, and disease features as well as patient-reported outcomes were obtained. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to examine the association of race and ethnicity with PROMIS scores at registry enrolment.

RESULTS: 425 cSLE patients met inclusion criteria: 83.8% were female, 30.6% non-Hispanic White, 29.7% Black, 22.1% Hispanic. The mean age at diagnosis was 13.9 years (SD 2.5). Household income and highest parental education varied by race/ethnic group, as did frequency of rash, leukopenia, and anti-Smith antibodies. The cohort had low-moderate baseline disease activity (SLEDAI mean: 6.0 [SD 6.7]). The overall PROMIS Global Health mean T-score was 38.6 (SD 6.5), more than one standard deviation below the general population mean of 50. There was no association between race/ethnicity and PROMIS scores in multivariable linear regression analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: In this multiethnic paediatric lupus cohort, PROMIS global health was lower when compared with the general paediatric US population. Moreover, PROMIS global health, pain interference, and physical function mobility did not vary across races/ethnicities.

Author List

Borgia RE, Gurka MJ, Filipp SL, Elder M, Cardel M, Shiff NJ, CARRA Registry Investigators

Author

James Verbsky MD, PhD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Child
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Male
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Severity of Illness Index