Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Clustering of systemic lupus erythematosus mortality in southwestern Spain
Main finding · SLE average ASMR for the periodResult — go to the resultSex ratio (female/male) 3.8Authors' conclusion
We detected a cluster of provinces with an excess risk of female SLE mortality in the southwest of Spain.
Study context
- Population
- Deaths registered in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) at the Spanish National Institute of Statistics, 2001–2020
- Comparison
- SLE mortality across Spanish provinces, women vs men
- Outcome
- Time trends and provincial clustering of SLE mortality
- Follow-up
- 2001-2020
Methodological detailsJointpoint regression, spatial analysis: Global Moran I, local indicators of spatial association (LISA), Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic
- Jointpoint regression
- Spatial analysis: Global Moran I, LISA, Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic
Main finding
SLE average ASMR for the period
Sex ratio (female/male)
3.8
By group
Women
2.7
Men
0.7
As reported in the abstract
- In women, provinces with RR>1 with posterior probabilities (PP) greater than 0.8 (Seville, Cadiz, Huelva, Murcia, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Huesca, Leon)
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Original publication
Clustering of systemic lupus erythematosus mortality in southwestern Spain. Lupus. Published 28 August 2023. doi:10.
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