Table 1
Number of deaths and malignancy in patients with SLE treated with azathioprine
Azathioprine (years of treatment)
n
Died No (%)
Lost to follow up No (%)
Malignancy No (%)
<1
38
5 (13)
0
0
1–4
55
10 (18)
2 (4)
5 (9)
5–9
40
11 (28)
0
3 (8)
⩾10
15
1 (7)
0
0