Abstract

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) is a risky and high-cost disease in Colombia which is why the population is evaluated from 2010 to 2020, in addition to estimating the years adjusted by disability (DALY) due to systemic SLE in Colombia in the last decade, as well as describe the prevalence and sociodemographic factors involved in the disease.

Methodology: An ecological disease burden study in the Colombian population during 2010-2020 through the SISPRO and DANE registries.

Findings: The most affected were women between 20 and 59 with complications that affect the cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and ocular and nervous systems, with disability-adjusted years (DALYs) of 9, 3 in ages 45-59 years; 1.6 in men and; 16.3 in women. Interpretation: The female population loses vital years, which should propose strategies for early diagnosis and prevention of complications.

Keywords: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE); Global burden disease; Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY); Years of Life lost due to Disability (YLD); Years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL)