Table 1

 Patient characteristics

All patients248
Values are n or n (%) unless stated otherwise.
DLE, discoid systemic lupus erythematosus; IQR, interquartile range; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.
DLE 56
    Age at diagnosis (years) (median/IQR)40.0/17.2
    Female40 (71.4%)
SLE 192
    Age at diagnosis (years) (median/IQR)32.0/20.0
    Female179 (93.2%)
    Presence of autoantibodies (%):
        anti-SSa30.6
        anti-SSb14.4
        anti-RNP13.3
        anti-Sm9.4
        anti-dsDNA66.7