title: High rate of death caused by systemic lupus erythematosus among U. S. residents of Asian descent.
abstract: From 1968 through 1976, adjusted annual rates of death from systemic lupus erythematosus, based on National Center for Health Statistics data from the 12 states with most (88%) of the Asian population, were higher for Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos than for whites in the United States. These Asian subgroups had a combined average annual mortality rate significantly higher than that of whites whether Hawaii was included (6.8/million for Asians versus 2.8 for whites) or excluded (6.0 versus 2.8).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States; D044465:White People