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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Vaccination and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Author

Year

Country

Study type

Study size

Follow-up

Age (years)

Observation time

Diagnosis of SLE

Vaccine type

NOS scores

Ju HJ [16]

2023

Korea

Cohort study

3,838,120 vaccination, 3,834,804 historical

(100.7 ± 90.3),

(100.7 ± 88.5) days

(45.7 ± 18.7), (44.8 ± 18.7)

NA

ICD-10

COVID-19

5

Peng K [27]

2023

Hong Kong

Cohort study

4,197,188 population

NA

54.09 ± 18.08, 54.25 ± 18.33

28 days

ICD-9

COVID-19

7

Skufca J [17]

2018

Finland

Cohort study

134,615 vaccinated, 105,990 unvaccinated

365 days

(11–15)

NA

ICD-10

HPV

6

Hviid A [18]

2018

Danish and Swedish

Cohort study

319,298 vaccinated, 16,067,162 unvaccinated

NA

18–44

NA

ICD-10

HPV

5

Miranda S [19]

2017

French

Cohort study

1,393,167 vaccination, 4,746,593 unvaccinated

NA

13–16

(20 ± 11) months

ICD-10

HPV

5

Geier DA [28]

2017

USA

Case-control study

48,816 cases,

21,998 controls

3–37 days

6–39

NA

SLE (VAERS code: 10,042,945)

HPV

6

Bardenheier BH [29]

2016

USA

Case-control study

39 cases,117 controls

1 year

most in the 18- to 24- year-old range

3 years

ICD-9

AVA

7

Lai YC [30]

2015

USA

Case-control study

80 cases, 151 controls

NA

NA

NA

SLE (VAERS code: 10,042,945)

Zoster

5

Grimaldi-Bensouda L [31]

2014

France and Canada

Case-control study

105 cases, 712 controls

24 months

(32.9 ± 12.6), (34.8 ± 13.8)

12 or 24 months

The 1997 ACR criteria

Any vaccine (including influenza, DTPP)

7

Persson I [32]

2014

Sweden

Cohort study

3,347,467 vaccination, 2,497,572 unvaccination

27 months

1->80

45 days

ICD-10

Influenza

9

Zou Y [33]

2014

China

Case-control study

471 cases identified from 1,253,832 individuals

NA

(39.08 ± 11.03), (39.05 ± 10.96)

NA

The 1997 ACR criteria

HBV

7

Angelo MG [34]

2014

40 countries

Cohort study

31,173 HPV, 24,241 controls

NA

8–72

30 days (day 0–29)

NA

HPV

6

Arnheim-Dahlström L [35]

2013

Denmark, Sweden

Cohort study

230,005 vaccinated, 2,374,231 unvaccinated

180 days

12.8 (2.7)

NA

ICD-10

HPV

8

Chao C [36]

2012

USA

Cohort study

117,761 vaccinated, 412,151 unvaccinated

180 days

(9–26)

NA

ICD-9

HPV

6

Verstraeten T [37]

2008

USA

Cohort study

36,744 cases, 31,768 controls

1.8 years

10–72

NA

NA

HPV, HSV, HBV

6

GEIER DA [38]

2005

USA

Case-control study

47 cases,782 controls

NA

24–39

(3–19) days

Costart Code

HBV

6

Cooper GS [39]

2002

USA

Case-control study

265 cases, 355 controls

NA

15–81

13 months

The 1997 ACR criteria

HBV

7

  1. (ICD: international classification of diseases, COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019, HPV: human papillomavirus, HBV: hepatitis B virus, HSV: herpes simplex virus, NA: not applicable, DTPP: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis)