Woman with lupus

[jensen_lynne]

Are there a lot more women that have lupus? Do woman get lupus more than men?

[misty14]

Hello Jensen- Lynne

The ratio of women to men having lupus is 9-1 !. Women have it more than men because it's been linked to hormones!. Hope that's helped. X

[jensen_lynne in reply to misty14]

Thanks!

[PMRpro]

In SLE is is overall 9:1 but it does vary between age groups:

hss.edu/conditions_ten-diff...

Age of onset tends to vary too.

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK]

Hi jensen_lynne ,

As others have said, 9 out of ten cases of lupus are in women. It is not a common disease but we do not have accurate figures for the number of people affected. Some studies have shown that approximately 1 in 2,500 women are diagnosed with lupus, although this can be three to four times more common in certain ethnic groups such as those with African, Asian or Caribbean heritage.

If you would like more information about lupus, you can download or request one of our free packs at lupusuk.org.uk/request-info...

Our website has a lot of additional information which could also hopefully answer all your questions - lupusuk.org.uk

[johare]

There is a lot of great information on the lupus uk site itself which is broken down into topics. Have a browse they may answer your questions.