09/08/2026
Join the North Cook County Sigmas at the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. Chicago Walk to End Lupus now on Saturday, September 19th!
To join our team or donate, visit: https://lnkd.in/gckuaQjk
- Black and Latino people have a higher prevalence of lupus and tend to experience more severe disease, including significantly higher rates of kidney involvement (lupus nephritis), compared to white patients.
- Social determinants of health—such as neighborhood disadvantage and socioeconomic barriers—directly impact disease management and make it harder for Black and Latino patients to achieve low disease activity.
- Cardiovascular events and mortality are disproportionately higher in both Black and Latino lupus patients, with mortality gaps persisting for Black individuals and spiking for Latino patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.