2. Race and Ethnicity
Race seems to play a significant role in lupus. Black women are two to three times more likely to get lupus than white women, and black and Hispanic women are more likely to have severe forms. Researchers have not determined why, but one study in the U.S. found significant differences in how lupus affects whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asian-Pacific Islanders (APIs).
For example, blacks, APIs, and Hispanics are more likely to have symptoms related to the kidneys, nervous system, and blood than whites, and they appear much sooner, within the first year of the onset.
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