Blacks are eight times more likely than white people to the hospital with lupus disease, NHS The numbers appear, where experts say that “bright” inequality may be the result of the delay in diagnoses.
The hospital’s entry rate in England for black patients with a preliminary diagnosis of lupus was 62.6 per 100,000 people in 2023-24, while there were 7.8 acceptance per 100,000 for white people. Asian patients also had an increase in the hospitalization rate, with 26 admission per 100,000.
Systemic lupus (SL)It is usually referred to as lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease that develops when the immune system attacks the tissues and healthy organs of the body. Its symptoms, which can be severe, include severe fatigue, anemia and the failure of the main organs.
The total number of people with lupus in the hospital increased by about 50 % During the past four years, from 6334 acceptance in 2019-20, to 8,006 acceptance in 2023-24. The data indicates the ending admission episodes where the lupus was the primary diagnosis.
About one in every 1,000 people in the UK have lupus disease, 90 % of them are women, with people from ethnic backgrounds of minorities at a non -proportional danger of the disease. However, these increasing risks are not enough to justify the blatant contrast in hospitalization rates, as many academics say.
Angela Davison, in SLE confidence, He said the contrast may be due to late diagnoses, which leads to More symptoms. “These bright characters highlight how, although lupus is more prevalent in certain ethnic groups such as Africa, Caribbean and Asian Africa, there is often a much less awareness of these groups, which also contribute to delay in diagnosis.” He said.
“We need more people to know lupus disease and its symptoms, in particular, so that doctors are aware of it – specifically GPS because this is the first doctor who usually visits people when symptoms appear.”
Dr. Fay Roddoc, Chair Caribia and African health networkHe said that the testimonies and experiences of black patients with lupus highlighted insufficient care, support and treatment for black women with this condition.
“There are great specific factors that exacerbate the multiple organs affected by the lupus of the lupus such as racism, poor housing, poor health care and access to services, with subsequent referral for appropriate treatment and care. All of these continuous challenges lead to an increase of eight times in the hospital and the possibility of black women from the death of This condition.
She added: There is an urgent need to focus on ways to address this inequality that affects the lives of many blacks, their families, their society and the economy. The 10 -year plan must be determined by inequality in the field of health and the prevention of new work methods to work with the disadvantaged societies of services to reduce risks and hospitalization with this construction in the resource required to change the phone call. “
“SLE is more common in black and Asian people from eggs, but this alone will not explain the increasing hospitalization in those groups. I suggested research in the United Kingdom and other places SLE may be worse in black and Asian patients, which may lead them to become more sick than the disease and require hospitalization.
“Although we know that SLE occurs more commonly in black ethnic groups and the Caribbean Sea region more than white people, this is not enough to explain all the difference in hospital levels.”
He added that it is still unclear why the spread of lupus was much higher in people from the backgrounds of ethnic minorities, calling for further research in contrast. “Although it is assumed to be genetic in the first place, there are no specific genes that can be explained, compared to other diseases that can be attributed to specific genes such as sickle cell disease.”
Professor David de Cruise, a consultant of rheumatology specialist at Jay Hospital, said that the high hospital entry rate for black patients was “worrying” and may be an indication of black patients with more severe symptoms of the disease.
“Although there are developments in early diagnosis and the treatment of patients with lupus lupus, this data indicates that there is a great need that is not worn to improve the activity of the disease, prevent torches of the disease and reduce hospital admission rates,” Decrez said. The assumption is that the disease ignites [which occur when symptoms get worse] Hospital admission request can increase the risk of accumulating damage, which is known to increase the risk of disease and early deaths. “
A NHS spokesman said: “The causes of lupus are not fully understood, but we know that it is better managed and treated if it is found early, so anyone should be concerned that he may suffer from symptoms of GP connection in the first place.”
