Table 2

Disease activity, damage, comorbidities and treatment at the time of enrolment

Median SLEDAI2 (IQR 0–4)
Patients with active disease (SLEDAI >4)18.2%
Median SLEDAI of active patients8 (IQR 6–10)
Patients with SLICC-DI >049.3%
Median SLICC-DI (among patients with SLICC-DI >0)2 (IQR 1–3)
Patients with fibromyalgia
Patients on glucocorticoid
Median daily prednisone dose (IQR)
Patients on hydroxychloroquine
Patients on cDMARDs
Patients on biologics
11.8%
54.3%
5 mg (5–5)
77.6%
45.3%
7.2%
  • cDMARDs, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; SLEDAI, Systemic Lupus Disease Activity Index; SLICC-DI, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics-Damage Index.