Obtaining an updated view of the epidemiology, risk factors, and prognosis of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) is pivotal to our understanding of the disease burden. Recent
community-based studies with comprehensive methodology provided more accurate
disease occurrence estimates and suggested that SLE may be more frequent than
previously thought. Gender, race, and socioeconomic status are important disease
determinants, and there is increasing appreciation of the contribution of family history and …