Three-month cumulative dose of immunosuppressive drugs
| Immunosuppressive drugs | SLE with UTI (n=18) | SLE without UTI (n=34) | P value |
| Prednisolone, mg/day, median (IQR) | 6.3 (5.0–10.0) | 7.5 (3.13–10.0) | 0.611 |
| HCQ, mg/day, mean±SD | 173.5±53.1 | 173.5±53.8 | 0.960 |
| Azathioprine, mg/day, mean±SD | 67.9±31.9 | 58.7±24.0 | 0.393 |
| MTX, mg/day, median (IQR) | 13.8 (5.6–24.0) | 8.8 (7.5–10.0) | 0.617 |
| MMF, mg/day, mean±SD | 1000±0 | 1351.4±623.7 | 0.667 |
HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; MTX, methotrexate; UTI, urinary tract infection.