Vera Golder, Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake, Worawit Louthrenoo, Yi-Hsing Chen, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue-Fen Luo, Yeong-Jian J Wu, Sandra V Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Zhanguo Li, Sargunan Sockalingam, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Yanjie Hao, Zhuoli Zhang, Bmdb Basnayake, Madelynn Chan, Jun Kikuchi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Sang-Cheol Bae, Shereen Oon, Sean O'Neill, Fiona Goldblatt, Kristine Pek Ling Ng, Annie Law, Nicola Tugnet, Sunil Kumar, Cherica Tee, Michael Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Chak Sing Lau, Mandana Nikpour, Alberta Hoi, Eric F Morand
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) attainment is associated with favourable outcomes in patients with recent onset SLE. METHODS: Data from a 13-country longitudinal SLE cohort were collected prospectively between 2013 and 2020. An inception cohort was defined based on disease duration <1 year at enrolment. Patient characteristics between inception and non-inception cohorts were compared. Survival analyses were performed to examine the association between LLDAS attainment and damage accrual and flare...
March 15, 2024: Journal of Rheumatology