Addressing health disparities as a function of ethnicity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with significant health disparities, as it disproportionately and more severely affects vulnerable and disadvantaged population groups in the United States and around the world, that is, women, ethnic minorities, individuals living in poverty, less educated, and lacking medical insurance. Both, genetic and non-genetic factors, contribute to these disparities. To overcome these health disparities and reduce poor outcomes among disadvantaged SLE populations, interventions on non-genetic amendable factors, especially on social health determinants, are necessary.Fil: González, Luis A. Universidad de Antioquia. School of Medicine. Department of Internal Medicine. Division of Rheumatology; ColombiaFil: Ugarte-Gil, Manuel F. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; PerúFil: Ugarte-Gil, Manuel F. Universidad Científica Del Sur. Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoimmunes Sistémicas. PerúFil: Pons-Estel, Guillermo J. Grupo Oroño - Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR); ArgentinaFil: Durán-Barragán, Sergio. Universidad de Guadalajara. Departamento de Clínicas Médicas. Instituto de Investigación en Reumatología y Del Sistema Musculoesquelético; MéxicoFil: Durán-Barragán, Sergio. Clínica de Investigación en Reumatología y Obesidad S.C; MéxicoFil: Toloza, Sergio. Hospital San Juan Bautista. Rheumatology Unit. Department of Medicine; ArgentinaFil: Burgos, Paula I. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. School of Medicine. Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology; ChileFil: Bertoli, Ana. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Clínica Universitaria Reina Fabiola. Sevicio de Reumatología; ArgentinaFil: Borgia, R Ezequiel. University of Florida. College of Medicine. Immunology and Rheumatology. Division of Allergy. Department of Pediatrics; Estados UnidosFil: Borgia, R Ezequiel. University of Florida. College of Medicine. Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics; Estados UnidosFil: Alarcón, Graciela S. Heersink School of Medicine. The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Department of Medicine. Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology; Estados UnidosFil: Alarcón, Graciela S. Universidad Peruana Cayetano. School of Medicine. Department of Medicine; Per