Lupus Statistics, Mortality: #Only 50% of lupus patients lived - TopicsExpress



          

Lupus Statistics, Mortality: #Only 50% of lupus patients lived 4 years after diagnosis in the 1950s. Currently between 80 and 90 percent of lupus patients survivor 10 years after diagnosis. #Lupus deaths have increased 61 percent since 1980. #Lupus deaths among African-American women have increased 70% since 1980. #About 15 percent of arthritis deaths are from systemic lupus erythematosus. #Almost 37 percent of systemic lupus erythematosus deaths are among people between 15 and 44. #Lupus deaths are five times higher for women than men. #Lupus deaths are three times higher for blacks than for whites.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:30:45 +0000

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