Characteristics | n (%) or mean (SD) |
Female gender | 260 (92.5) |
Age at diagnosis, years | 35.8 (13.3) |
Disease duration, years | 7.0 (3.9) |
SLEDAI-2K | 1.4 (2.5) |
SDI | 1.3 (1.5) |
Prednisone daily dose, mg/day | 2.1 (3.4) |
Antimalarial use | |
Never | 10 (3.6) |
Past | 19 (6.8) |
Current | 252 (89.7) |
Immunosuppressive drug use | |
Never | 61 (21.7) |
Past | 70 (24.9) |
Current | 150 (53.4) |
SDI, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index; SLEDAI-2K, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2K.