Table 2.

Average disease activity and damage and number of events during the study.

Measure scoreNo. Visits with EventNo. Patients with Score = 0Mean (SD)Median (IQR)No. Visits with Score = 0No. Visits with Score > 0
Disease activity
  BILAG Summary Score*135.3 (5.4)4 (6)79469
    BILAG General domain610.6 (1.4)0 (1)171377
    BILAG Mucocutaneous domain680.8 (1.7)0 (1)418130
    BILAG Neurological domain810.4 (1.4)0 (0)46088
    BILAG Musculoskeletal domain670.5 (1.2)0 (1)200348
    BILAG Cardiovascular & Respiratory domain850.3 (1.0)0 (0)50147
    BILAG Vasculitis domain810.2 (0.6)0 (0)46187
    BILAG Hematology domain410.9 (1.4)1(1)247301
    BILAG Renal domain551.6 (2.6)0 (3)356191
  SLEDAI-2K Score125.2 (5.2)4 (4)91458
Disease damage — SDI**
  No or minimal damage (SDI ≤ 1)265710.5 (1.0)0 (1)22188
  More than minimal damage (SDI > 1)44
Disease course
  Patient/parent-rated change in health
    Improved176
    Same213
    Worse49
  Physician assessment of overall disease
    Improved62
    Same305
    Worse76
  • * British Isles Lupus Activity Group index; alphabetical scores converted as follows: A = 9; B = 3; C = l; D or E = 0.

  • ** Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/ACR Damage Index (SDI). SLEDAI-2K: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index, 2000. IQR: interquartile range.