Table 6

Frailty and risk of death

RobustPrefrailFrailp Value
Deaths as of December 20152.3% (1)3.9% (3)19.4% (6)0.005
Risk (95% CI) of death*
Unadjusted1.7 (0.2 to 16.5)9.2 (1.1 to 76.6)
Adjusting for age and duration of lupus2.0 (0.2 to 19.2)8.5 (1.0 to 72.8)
Adjusting for age, duration of lupus and baseline BILD1.7 (0.2 to 16.8)5.9 (0.6 to 57.1)
  • *HR from Cox proportional hazards regression.

  • BILD, Brief Index of Lupus Damage.