Table 5

Time-dependent Cox proportional hazards models for cataracts, osteoporotic fractures, cardiovascular damage and renal damage

ParameterHR (95% CI)p Value
Cataracts
 Age at cohort entry1.065 (1.053 to 1.077)<0.001
 Sex
  Female vs Male1.549 (0.892 to 2.691)0.120
 Race
  Black vs White1.045 (0.771 to 1.416)0.775
  Asian vs White1.449 (0.632 to 3.325)0.381
  Other vs White0.919 (0.336 to 2.517)0.870
 SDI at cohort entry1.004 (0.923 to 1.091)0.931
 Year of SLE diagnosis1.012 (0.995 to 1.028)0.157
 Mean prior prednisone dose during follow-up, mg/day
  ≥7.5 vs <7.52.412 (1.778 to 3.273)<0.001
 SELENA-SLEDAI score
  ≥6 vs <61.475 (1.008 to 2.157)0.045
Osteoporotic fractures
 Age at cohort entry1.042 (1.030 to 1.055)<0.001
 Sex
  Female vs Male2.320 (1.174 to 4.585)0.015
 Race
  Black vs White0.529 (0.379 to 0.740)<0.001
  Asian vs White0.438 (0.108 to 1.783)0.249
  Other vs White1.074 (0.434 to 2.659)0.877
 SDI at cohort entry1.043 (0.958 to 1.136)0.332
 Year of SLE diagnosis0.992 (0.975 to 1.010)0.378
 Immunosuppressant use
  Yes vs No1.490 (1.078 to 2.059)0.016
 Mean prior prednisone dose during follow-up (mg/day)
  ≥7.5 vs <7.52.161 (1.546 to 3.022)<0.001
 SELENA-SLEDAI score
  ≥6 vs <61.055 (0.676 to 1.6460.813
Cardiovascular damage
 Age at cohort entry1.048 (1.032 to 1.063)<0.001
 Sex
  Female vs Male0.531 (0.306 to 0.924)0.025
 Race
  Black vs White0.854 (0.569 to 1.284)0.449
  Asian vs White2.875 (1.129 to 7.317)0.027
  Other vs White1.169 (0.359 to 3.802)0.796
 SDI at cohort entry1.166 (1.067 to 1.273)<0.001
 Year of SLE diagnosis0.984 (0.964 to 1.004)0.112
 Mean prior prednisone dose during follow-up, mg/day
  ≥7.5 vs <7.51.544 (1.018 to 2.341)0.041
 SELENA-SLEDAI score
  ≥6 vs <62.737 (1.780 to 4.209)<0.001
 Antimalarials
  Yes vs No0.898 (0.605 to 1.333)0.593
 Hypertension
  Yes vs No2.322 (1.267 to 4.257)0.006
 Diabetes
  Yes vs No0.832 (0.257 to 2.689)0.758
 Renal damage
  Yes vs No2.229 (1.133 to 4.384)0.020
 BMI1.005 (0.981 to 1.030)0.668
 Cholesterol1.004 (1.000 to 1.007)0.039
Renal damage
 Age at cohort entry0.998 (0.978 to 1.017)0.814
 Sex
  Female vs Male0.595 (0.288 to 1.226)0.159
 Race
  Black vs White1.694 (1.023 to 2.804)0.041
  Asian vs White1.547 (0.361 to 6.626)0.556
  Other vs White3.347 (1.130 to 9.911)0.029
 SDI at cohort entry1.126 (1.010 to 1.255)0.032
 Year of SLE diagnosis0.974 (0.950 to 0.998)0.036
 Immunosuppressant use
  Yes vs No1.040 (0.623 to 1.737)0.879
 Mean prior prednisone dose during follow-up, mg/day
  ≥7.5 vs <7.51.440 (0.863 to 2.403)0.163
 SELENA-SLEDAI score
  ≥6 vs <64.079 (2.521 to 6.600)<0.001
 Antimalarials
  Yes vs No0.449 (0.270 to 0.749)0.002
 Hypertension
  Yes vs No2.157 (0.912 to 5.102)0.080
  • BMI, body mass index; SDI, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index; SELENA-SLEDAI, Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment version of the SLE Disease Activity Index; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.