Associations of remission with various outcomes
| Definition of remission | N patients | Association | Cohort (reference) |
| Various definitions | N/A | Better HR-QoL | 3 studies SLR5 |
| Diminished damage accrual | 8 studies SLR5 | ||
| DORIS definition* | 268 | Better HR-QoL | Amsterdam6 7 |
| Diminished damage accrual | |||
| Lower (better) Patient Global Assessment | |||
| DORIS definition* | 1350 | Diminished damage accrual | GLADEL8 9 |
| 1308 | Decreased risk for hospitalisation9 | ||
| Based on Systemic Lupus Assessment Measure=0 | 558 | Diminished damage accrual | LUMINA13–15 |
| 483 | Better HR-QoL | ||
| DORIS remission* | 243 | Better HR-QoL | Almenara Lupus Cohort10–12 |
| 308 | Decreased risk for hospitalisation | ||
| 281 | Diminished damage accrual | ||
| DORIS remission* | 2000 | Better HR-QoL | Hopkins Lupus cohort16 17 |
| Diminished future cardiovascular and renal comorbidity | |||
| Clinical SLEDAI=0 | 293 | Diminished damage accrual | Padua cohort18–20 |
| Various | 2160 | Diminished damage accrual | Asia-Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort21 |
| Fewer flares |
*In these instances, the definition used was based on the clinical SLEDAI; serology was disregarded and some treatments were allowed.4
DORIS, Definitions Of Remission In SLE; HR-QoL, health-related quality of life; N/A, not applicable; SLEDAI, systemic lupus erythematosus disease activitiy index; SLR, systematic literature review.