Systemic lupus erythematosus in a multiethnic US cohort: Clinical features, course, and outcome in patients with late‐onset disease

Abstract

Patients with late-onset lupus exhibit distinct clinical features. Although disease activity tends to be lower in these patients, they tend to accrue more damage and experience higher mortality than patients with early-onset lupus. These findings probably reflect the contribution exerted by other comorbid conditions in the overall impact of lupus in these patients.