Table 2.

Incidence of JSLE.

Age, yrs	Overall			Male			Female
	Cases, n	Population	Rate (95% CI)	Cases, n	Population	Rate (95% CI)	Cases, n	Population	Rate (95% CI)
Overall	178	6,455,854	2.76 (2.75–2.77)	45	3,342,952	1.35 (1.33–1.36)	133	3,112,902	4.27 (4.25–4.30)
5	1	482,297	0.21 (0.19–0.22)	1	247,529	0.40 (0.38–0.43)	0	234,769	–
6	2	474,367	0.42 (0.40–0.44)	1	244,011	0.41 (0.38–0.44)	1	230,356	0.43 (0.41–0.46)
7	4	460,369	0.87 (0.84–0.90)	2	237,193	0.84 (0.81–0.88)	2	223,176	0.90 (0.86–0.94)
8	4	457,974	0.87 (0.85–0.90)	2	235,770	0.85 (0.81–0.89)	2	222,204	0.90 (0.86–0.94)
9	5	481,847	1.04 (1.01–1.07)	1	247,878	0.40 (0.38–0.43)	4	233,970	1.71 (1.66–1.76)
10	6	472,306	1.27 (1.24–1.30)	2	243,518	0.82 (0.79–0.86)	4	228,788	1.75 (1.70–1.80)
11	11	442,512	2.49 (2.44–2.53)	3	229,011	1.31 (1.26–1.36)	8	213,501	3.75 (3.67–3.83)
12	10	454,636	2.20 (2.16–2.24)	2	235,612	0.85 (0.81–0.89)	8	219,024	3.65 (3.57–3.73)
13	14	483,189	2.90 (2.85–2.94)	2	250,758	0.80 (0.76–0.83)	12	232,431	5.16 (5.07–5.25)
14	21	493,478	4.26 (4.20–4.31)	7	257,020	2.72 (2.66–2.79)	14	236,458	5.92 (5.83–6.02)
15	24	526,329	4.56 (4.50–4.62)	4	274,437	1.46 (1.41–1.50)	20	251,892	7.94 (7.83–8.05)
16	37	598,239	6.18 (6.12–6.25)	9	312,152	2.88 (2.82–2.94)	28	286,087	9.79 (9.68–9.90)
17	39	628,009	6.21 (6.15–6.27)	9	327,998	2.74 (2.69–2.80)	30	300,011	10.0 (9.89–10.11)