Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome

Association of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index and Damage Accrual in Longstanding Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Published Secondary analysis of the SOLVABLE cohort

Primary result · Damage accrual per 0.05-unit increase in baseline SLICC-FIResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.28 95% CI 1.01–1.63

Authors' conclusion

In a prevalent cohort of women with established SLE, higher baseline SLICC-FI scores were associated with a higher risk of subsequent damage accrual at 5-year follow-up.

Study context

Population
Adult women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1997 revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria) from the Chicago Lupus Database; longstanding SLE149 in 5-year analysis
Participants
185 women
Comparison
Baseline Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index (SLICC-FI) score and damage accrual at 5-year follow-up
Primary endpoint
Damage accrual (SDI) per 0.05 increase in baseline SLICC-FI
Follow-up
5-year follow-up
Methodological detailsprospective cohort, external validation, unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression
  • Prospective cohort
  • External validation
  • Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Damage accrual per 0.05-unit increase in baseline SLICC-FI

Odds ratio

1.28

95% CI 1.01–1.63

Per 0.05-unit increase in baseline SLICC-FI
OR 1.28 (95% CI 1.01–1.63)

Per 0.05-unit increase in baseline SLICC-FI, as printed

Further findings

Baseline SLICC-FI and frailty

Mean ± SD SLICC-FI score
0.18 ± 0.08
Frail (SLICC-FI score >0.21)
36%

Original publication

Association of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index and Damage Accrual in Longstanding Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 31 October 2022. doi:10.1002/acr.24798

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