“…However, lack of consensus occurs regarding which risk factors contribute consistently to SLE. 8,14,24 Other factors that may increase the risk for developing SLE are body mass index (BMI), 14,29,30 dominant arm, 31,32 age, 33 weight gain/obesity, 5,11,13,29,33 staging, 10,34 number of lymph nodes removed, 29 medical therapies, 35,36 and infection. 10,13 …”