Table 1

Characteristics of patients with SLE

Mean or nSD or percentage
Age at diagnosis (years)35.913.1
Gender, male177.2
Socioeconomic status
 High4619.4
 Medium9640.5
 Low9540.1
Educational level (years)13.13.2
Disease duration (years)7.46.7
Uric acid level (mg/dL)4.61.5
SLEDAI-2K5.24.3
SDI1.01.3
Charlson Comorbidity Index0.50.9
Prednisone current dose (mg/day)7.26.4
Time of exposure to prednisone (years)6.96.2
Antimalarial use
 Never208.4
 Past2811.8
 Current18979.7
Immunosuppressive drug use
 Never6025.3
 Past6025.3
 Current11749.4
Follow-up time3.11.3
  • SDI, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index; SLEDAI-2K, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index-2K.