Fig. 3

Mean difference between final height and mid-parental target height among participants by age at SLE diagnosis. a Mean difference between final height and mid-parental target height among females with SLE, by age at lupus diagnosis. Females diagnosed between 11 and 13 years of age were shorter than expected by 6.8 cm (95% CI -11.7, −1.8), which differed significantly from females diagnosed later in childhood (14–15, 16–17 years) or during adulthood. b Males diagnosed with SLE at the youngest ages (< 11, 11–13, 14–15) were on average shorter than expected, while males diagnosed at age 16–17 or in adulthood were on average taller than expected. However, these differences did not reach statistical significance