Comparison of performance of disease activity, damage, and laboratory indices between academic and nonacademic rheumatologists.
| Index | Group | Survey Responses, n (%) | p* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | Sometimes | Never | Would Like To | |||
| SLEDAI, n = 145 | Academic, n = 96 | 24 (25) | 29 (30) | 31 (32) | 12 (13) | 0.002 |
| Nonacademic, n = 49 | 2 (4) | 17 (35) | 26 (53) | 4 (8) | ||
| BILAG, n = 150 | Academic, n = 101 | 1 (1) | 20 (20) | 70 (69) | 10 (10) | 0.02 |
| Nonacademic, n = 49 | 0 (0) | 3 (6) | 42 (86) | 4 (8) | ||
| SLAM, n = 149 | Academic, n = 101 | 3 (3) | 16 (16) | 78 (77) | 4 (4) | 0.03 |
| Nonacademic, n = 48 | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 42 (88) | 4 (8) | ||
| SLICC, n = 150 | Academic, n = 101 | 2 (2) | 22 (22) | 67 (66) | 10 (10) | 0.02 |
| Nonacademic, n = 49 | 0 (0) | 4 (8) | 41 (84) | 4 (8) | ||
| ANA, n = 146 | Academic, n = 102 | 14 (14) | 27 (26) | 61 (60) | 0 (0) | 0.04 |
| Nonacademic, n = 44 | 12 (27) | 2 (5) | 15 (34) | 15 (34) | ||
| ENA, n = 152 | Academic, n = 104 | 18 (17) | 23 (22) | 62 (60) | 1 (1) | 0.01 |
| Nonacademic, n = 48 | 6 (13) | 31 (65) | 11 (23) | 0 (0) | ||
| dsDNA, n = 151 | Academic, n = 102 | 71 (71) | 29 (28) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Nonacademic, n = 49 | 35 (71) | 12 (24) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | ||
↵* Cochran-Armitage trend test. SLEDAI: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index; BILAG: British Isles Lupus Assessment Group index; SLAM: Systemic Lupus Activity Measure; SLICC: Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics; ANA: antinuclear antibody; ENA: extractable nuclear antigen.