Table 1.

Participant characteristics (n = 26). Values are n (%).

Characteristics	Values
Male	2 (8)
Female	24 (92)
Age, yrs
14–18	15 (58)
19–30	11 (42)
Disease duration, yrs
< 3	10 (38)
4–6	6 (23)
7–9	7 (27)
10–12	3 (12)
Ethnicity
Asian	16 (62)
White	6 (23)
Other	4 (15)
Clinical manifestations^*
Arthritis	17 (65)
Skin lesions	11 (42)
Hematological disease	9 (35)
Kidney disease	9 (35)
Neurological SLE^†	4 (15)
Serositis	4 (15)
Education/employment status
Student	20 (77)
Full-time employment	3 (12)
Part-time employment	1 (4)
Unemployed	2 (8)
Language(s) spoken at home
English	15 (58)

↵* Some participants reported more than 1 clinical manifestation.
↵† Neurological SLE could include self-reported manifestations such as seizures, acute confusional state, optic neuritis, movement disorders, myelitis, psychosis, and peripheral nephropathy. SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus.