Incidence and disease burden of bronchiectasis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide population-based study in Korea
Geonhui Min, Dong Eun Kye, Heajung Lee, Yeonghee Eun, Hyung Koo Kang, Hayoung Choi, Bumhee Yang, Hyun Lee · 2026
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Geonhui Min and coauthors published a 2026 nationwide cohort study from Korea on bronchiectasis in people with systemic lupus erythematosus, often shortened to SLE. Bronchiectasis means lasting widening of the airways. They used National Health Insurance Service data and matched adults with SLE to controls by age, sex, and coverage.
Follow-up ran for a median of 12.8 years after a one-year lag from enrollment. New bronchiectasis appeared more often in the SLE group, at 374.8 versus 236.2 cases per 100 000 person-years in controls. Age over 40 and asthma raised risk further, while obesity linked to lower risk in the models. People with SLE who developed bronchiectasis also had more deaths, emergency visits, and hospital care, showing a real added burden.
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| CREATOR | Geonhui Min, Dong Eun Kye, Heajung Lee, Yeonghee Eun, Hyung Koo Kang, Hayoung Choi, Bumhee Yang, Hyun Lee |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35605 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |