A survey from 2019 found that 61 percent of adults in the U.S. could correctly identify painful or swollen joints as a symptom of lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in various parts of the body including the joints, kidneys, brain, and heart.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who could identify select symptoms of lupus as of 2019
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Painful or swollen joints
61%
Extreme overwhelming fatigue
58%
Rash
38%
Pain in the chest on deep breathing (pleurisy)
36%
Hair loss
32%
Photosensitivity (breaking out in a rash after being in the sun)
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Lupus Foundation of America. (May 1, 2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who could identify select symptoms of lupus as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037114/lupus-symptom-knowledge-us-adults/
Lupus Foundation of America. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who could identify select symptoms of lupus as of 2019." Chart. May 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037114/lupus-symptom-knowledge-us-adults/
Lupus Foundation of America. (2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who could identify select symptoms of lupus as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037114/lupus-symptom-knowledge-us-adults/
Lupus Foundation of America. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Could Identify Select Symptoms of Lupus as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037114/lupus-symptom-knowledge-us-adults/
Lupus Foundation of America, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who could identify select symptoms of lupus as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037114/lupus-symptom-knowledge-us-adults/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who could identify select symptoms of lupus as of 2019 [Graph], Lupus Foundation of America, May 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037114/lupus-symptom-knowledge-us-adults/