Table 1 (abstract P141). Demographic information and cardiovascular manifestations in a paediatric SLE cohort from South Africa
From: Proceedings of the 25th European Paediatric Rheumatology Congress (PReS 2018)
Demographic/Disease Manifestation | % All patients (N=93) | % Patients with cardiovascular involvement (N=44) | % Patients who had echocardiography (N=23) |
|---|---|---|---|
Female (%, N) | 83 (77) | 84 (37) | Â |
Median age of diagnosis (SD) | 12 (3.4) | 11 (3.5) | Â |
African ancestry (%, N) | 91 (85) | 91 (40) | Â |
Any cardiovascular manifestation (%, N) | 47 (44) | 100 (44) | Â |
Pericardial effusion (%, N) | 26 (24) | 55 (24) | Â |
Stroke (%, N) | 8 (7) | 16 (7) | Â |
Cardiac failure (%, N) | 9 (8) | 18 (8) | Â |
Left ventricular hypertrophy (%, N) | -- | 20 (9) | 39 (9) |
Mortality (%, N) | 10 (9) | 20 (9) | Â |