Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus and associated organ damage in real-world settings: estimating damage scores using administrative claims data
Authors' conclusion
Our findings suggest that real-world administrative claims data can effectively estimate damage scores in patients with SLE, and that the increase in scores correlates with a higher economic burden.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the Betriebskrankenkassen German Sickness Fund Database, Germany
- Participants
- 2,121 / 1,037 / 1,084 / 6,308
- Exposure
- Patients with SLE vs without SLE; years with vs without damage score increase
- SLEn = 2,121
- Pre-existingn = 1,037
- Newly diagnosedn = 1,084
- Without SLEn = 6,308reference
- Outcome
- Annual damage scores (claims-based SDI estimate) and associated economic burden
- Follow-up
- Each year
Methodological detailsnon-interventional, claims-based algorithm
- Non-interventional
- Claims-based algorithm
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean damage score · Year 1
SLE
1.82
mean
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | SLE | Newly diagnosed |
|---|---|---|
| OD at baseline | 60.5% | 55.3% |
Median annual costs in years with damage score increase vs years without, among SLE
- 1-point increase: times costs of years without increase
- 1.94
- 2-point increase: times costs of years without increase
- 3.75
- ≥3-point increase: times costs of years without increase
- 7.84
Original publication
Systemic lupus erythematosus and associated organ damage in real-world settings: estimating damage scores using administrative claims data. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 24 June 2025. doi:10.
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