Research Article
Osteopontin Alleles Are Associated with Clinical Characteristics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the SLE population studied.
| Self-reported ancestry | |
| African American | 145 | European American | 67 | Hispanic American | 23 | Asian-American | 11 |
| Age | yrs. | Range | 18–87 | Mean | 44.38 | Std. deviation | 13.11 |
| Gender | (%) | Males | 21 (8.33%) | Females | 231 (91.67%) |
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