Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Clinical disease activity index applicability in lupus arthropathy: Unraveling underdiagnosed joint activity
Authors' conclusion
The CDAI was not directly associated with the presence of arthritis by the joint criteria of SLEDAI-2K and the presence of JA was significantly associated with the CDAI but not with arthritis at SLEDAI-2K.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with SLE
- Participants
- 127 patients
- Exposure
- Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) vs SLEDAI-2K articular domain for detecting joint activity in SLE
- CDAIn = 32
- SLEDAI-2Kn = 17reference
- Outcome
- Association between CDAI and arthritis by SLEDAI-2K, and with presence of Jaccoud-type arthropathy
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Joint activity detected
- Patients with CDAI activity not scoring in SLEDAI-2K articular domain
- 16 (50%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Association of Jaccoud-type arthropathy with arthritis activity
- JA associated with CDAI arthritis activity
- P = 0.014
- JA not associated with SLEDAI-2K joint criteria
- P = 0.524
Original publication
Clinical disease activity index applicability in lupus arthropathy: Unraveling underdiagnosed joint activity. Lupus. Published 16 October 2023. doi:10.
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