Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome

Association of Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index With Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Results From a Multiethnic, Multicenter US Cohort of Patients With Lupus

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Published Prospective cohort study

Main finding · Damage accrual (change in SDI) per 0.05 increase in baseline SLICC-FI, multivariable modelResult — go to the resultIncidence rate ratio 1.20 95% CI 1.08–1.33

Authors' conclusion

The SLICC-FI is associated with damage accrual in SLE patients from a multiethnic cohort

Study context

Population
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from the multiethnic, multicenter LUMINA cohort454 (90.3%) female
Participants
503 patients
Exposure
Baseline Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics frailty index (SLICC-FI) score
Outcome
Change in SDI score (difference between last and baseline SDI score)
Follow-up
Last visit
Methodological detailsmultiethnic, multicenter, negative binomial regression
  • Multiethnic
  • Multicenter
  • Negative binomial regression

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Damage accrual (change in SDI) per 0.05 increase in baseline SLICC-FI, multivariable model

Incidence rate ratio

1.20

95% CI 1.08–1.33

P = 0.0015

SLICC-FI per 0.05 increase
IRR 1.20 (95% CI 1.08–1.33); P = 0.0015

Per 0.05 increase, as printed

Baseline SLICC-FI score, mean ± SD
0.26 ± 0.06
Baseline SDI score, mean ± SD
0.6 ± 1.0
Change in SDI score, mean ± SD
1.9 ± 2.2

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Association of Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index With Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Results From a Multiethnic, Multicenter US Cohort of Patients With Lupus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 20 October 2022. doi:10.1002/acr.24878

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