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In New Zealand prevalence of the condition has been increasing over time, although studies to date are based on national administrative datasets or hospital records.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aimed to estimate the prevalence of SLE based on primary care medical records in New Zealand and to evaluate the differences in age, gender and ethnicity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Potential SLE cases were identified through electronic primary care records from 1 January 2000 to 20 March 2024. All records were manually reviewed to identify the diagnosis based on 2019 European League Against Rheumatism\/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria. Prevalence was based on definite and probable cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty-eight SLE cases were identified (55 definite, 6 probable, 7 possible) from a total practice population of 96,348. The crude prevalence of SLE estimated using primary care records was 63.3 per 100,000 people in 2024. The World Health Organization age-standardised prevalence was 52.9 per 100,000 people in 2024. SLE prevalence generally increased with advancing age. Women were five times more likely than men to have SLE (RR 5.36, 95% CI 2.63 \u2013 10.93. Pacific people had the highest age-standardised prevalence of SLE (94.1), followed by Asian (58.7), European\/Others (48.3) and M\u0101ori (42.9 per 100,000).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The use of primary care medical records builds on national studies based primarily on administrative databases. 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