Table 1

Disease activity at all visits (A) and change (Δ) in disease activity compared with initial visit (B)

A.AllPGA<33 mmPGA≥33 mm
Disease activity: median (IQR)n=528n=243n=285
SLEDAI4 (2 to 6)2 (0 to 4)6 (4 to 8)
BILAG3 (1 to 9)1 (1 to 2)9 (8 to 10)
SSPGA33.7 (16.6 to 50.4)13.9 (7.1 to 22.3)49.5 (38.7 to 55.9)
LFA-REAL39.1 (18 to 60.9)16.7 (8.8 to 27.5)58.5 (47.7 to 72.2)
B.AllImproving (SRI-4)Not improving (SRI-4)
Change in disease activity: median (IQR)n=478n=229n=249
ΔSLEDAI−2 (−4 to 0)−4 (−6 to –4)0 (−2 to 1)
ΔBILAG−7 (−8 to 0)−8 (−8 to –7)0 (−6 to 1)
ΔSSPGA−23.1 (−39.4 to −6.1)−39.1 (−46.9 to −27.2)−8.8 (−19.4 to 1.9)
ΔLFA-REAL−30.5 (−54.6 to −10.1)−53 (−66.8 to –36.3)−14.1 (−26.3 to 0.1)
  • BILAG, British Isles Lupus Assessment Group Index; LFA-REAL, Lupus Foundation of America-Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus; SLEDAI, SLE Disease Activity Index; SRI, SLE Responder Index; SSPGA, SELENA SLEDAI Physician’s Global Assessment.