Table 2

Frequency and time in years to reaching a T2T state during the follow-up period

Total cohort (N=165)LN group (N=45)No-LN group (N=120)P value
LN group versus no-LN group*
n
(% of N)
Median (25th, 75th percentiles) time to eventn
(% of N)
Median (25th, 75th percentiles) time to eventn
(% of N)
Median (25th, 75th percentiles) time to eventFrequency of eventMedian time to event
Presence of SLEDAI-LD159 (94)0 (0, 0.24)40 (89)0.23 (0, 0.61)119 (99)0 (0, 0)0.002<0.0001
Low-CS151 (92)0 (0, 0.67)37 (82)0.28 (0, 1.65)114 (95)0 (0, 0.41)0.009<0.0001
Presence of LLDAS132 (80)0.53 (0, 1.61)30 (67)1.11 (0.49, NE)102 (85)0.27 (0, 1.00)0.009<0.0001
Presence of any T2T state161 (98)0 (0, 0)42 (93)0 (0, 0.48)119 (99)0 (0, 0)0.03<0.0001
  • *P values are from χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate, or −2 log-rank test.

  • CS, corticosteroid; LLDAS, lupus low disease activity state; LN, lupus nephritis; low-CS, limited corticosteroid use; NE, not estimable; SLEDAI-LD, SLEDAI score of <4; T2T, treat-to-target.