Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in Thailand based on national health data
Authors' conclusion
SLE is relatively common in Thailand, particularly among women of reproductive age and residents of the southern region.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 years) with a primary diagnosis of SLE (ICD-10 M32), Thai Ministry of Public Health national data covering all major healthcare insurance systems, 2017–2020total Thai population, 2017
- Participants
- 65,204,797 adults
- Outcome
- Point and period prevalence (per 100 000 population) and annual incidence rates (per 100 000 person-years) of SLE
Methodological detailsnationwide, national health data
- Nationwide
- National health data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Prevalent SLE cases, 2017
- 55 956
- Point prevalence, 2017
- 85.8 (per 100 000; 95% CI 85.1 to 86.5)
- Incident SLE cases 2018, 2019, 2020
- 15 403, 16 243 and 15 925
- Annual incidence rates 2018, 2019, 2020 (per 100 000 person-years)
- 23.6, 24.8 and 24.3
- Cumulative incidence over 3 years
- 72.7 (per 100 000 person-years; 95% CI 72.0 to 73.4)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Prevalence by sex (per 100 000) · 2017
- Women vs men
- 152.9 vs 15.9
- Female-to-male ratio
- 9.6:1
Prevalence by age and region (per 100 000) · 2017
- Highest age group, 40-49 years
- 128.3
- Highest region, southern
- 178.5
Incidence by age and region
- Peak incidence at ages 40-49 in 2019 (per 100 000)
- 33.7
- Incidence in the south, 2018-2020 (per 100 000 person-years; consistently highest)
- 60.0, 53.9 and 57.3
Original publication
Prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in Thailand based on national health data. Lupus Sci Med. Published 4 September 2025. doi:10.
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