“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (ICD‐9: 710.0 or ICD‐10: M32.1) was defined by ≥3 inpatient or outpatient diagnoses, each at least 30 days apart 19 . Morphoea (ICD‐9: 701.0 or ICD‐10: L94.0, L94.1, L94.3), systemic sclerosis (ICD‐9: 710.1 or ICD‐10 M34.x), Sjogren’s syndrome (ICD‐9: 710.2 or ICD‐10: M35.0x) and systemic vasculitis (ICD‐9: 446.5, 446.7, 446.0, 446.1, 446.4, 287.0, 446.21, 447.6 or ICD‐10: M30.0, M30.1, M31.x or ICD‐10: M31.5, M31.6, M31.4, M30.0, M31.3x, M30.1, D69.0, M31.0, M31.7) were each defined by ≥1 inpatient diagnosis or ≥2 outpatient diagnoses at least 60 days apart but within 2 years or ≥1 diagnosis by a rheumatologist 20–22 . The event date is the date on which all criteria are fulfilled.…”