Multimorbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus in a population-based cohort: the lupus Midwest network.
Gabriel Figueroa-ParraJosé Antonio Meade-AguilarCassondra A HulshizerTina M GundersonAlanna M ChamberlainUma ThanarajasingamKurt J GreenlundKamil E BarbourCynthia S CrowsonAli Duarte GarciaPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2023)
Patients with SLE have a higher burden of multimorbidity, even before the onset of the disease. The risk disparity continues after SLE classification and is also seen in a prevalent SLE cohort. Multimorbidity is driven both by SDI-related and unrelated conditions.