Sex and age-adjusted standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for the various SLE cohorts and controls (C).
| 97acr Cohort, 1996–2006 | 82acr Cohort, 1978–1995 | Whole Period, 1978–2006 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLE, n = 58 | Control, n = 290 | SMR | 95% CI | SLE, n = 81 | Control, n = 405 | SMR | 95% CI | SLE, n = 139 | Control, n = 695 | SMR | 95% CI | |
| No. Deaths | No. Deaths | No. Deaths | ||||||||||
| Children | 0 | 0 | NC | — | 0 | 0 | NC | — | 0 | 0 | NC | — |
| Adults | 5 | 5 | 3.00 | 1.6–5.8 | 25 | 55 | 1.88 | 1.3–2.7 | 30 | 60 | 2.00 | 1.4–2.8 |
| Men | 0 | 2 | NC | — | 5 | 13 | 1.67 | 0.7–4.1 | 5 | 15 | 1.50 | 0.6–3.5 |
| Women | 5 | 3 | 3.75 | 2.1–6.8 | 20 | 42 | 1.94 | 1.3–2.9 | 25 | 45 | 2.14 | 1.5–3.1 |
| Age at death, yrs | ||||||||||||
| 16–29 | 1 | 0 | NC | — | 1 | 1 | 3.17 | 0.6–17.9 | 2 | 1 | 4.06 | 1.6–10.5 |
| 30–49 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.7–12.5 | 4 | 4 | 2.72 | 1.3–5.9 | 5 | 5 | 2.87 | 1.5–5.6 |
| 50–69 | 2 | 2 | 3.04 | 1.0–9.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.32 | 1.9–5.7 | 10 | 7 | 3.28 | 2.0–5.3 |
| 70+ | 1 | 1 | NC | — | 7 | 32 | 1.44 | 0.6–3.2 | 8 | 32 | 1.54 | 0.7–3.3 |
NC: not calculated. Children < 16 years.