Table 3.
Different definitions of Low Disease Activity (LDA).
| Criteria for LDA | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Franklyn et al.24,25 | SLEDAI-2K ≤4 |
| PGA ≤1 | |
| PDN dose ≤7.5 mg/day | |
| HCQ, stable IS, biologics allowed | |
|
| |
| Polachek et al.30 | cSLEDAI≤2 |
| PDN dose 0 mg/day | |
| HCQ allowed | |
|
| |
| Ugarte-Gil et al.29 | SELENA-SLEDAI≤4 |
| PDN dose ≤7.5 mg/day | |
| HCQ, stable IS, biologics allowed | |
cSLEDAI: clinical SLE disease activity index; HCQ: Hydroxycloroquine; IS: immunosuppressants; LDA: low disease activity; PGA: Physician Global Assessment; PDN: prednisone; SELENA-SLEDAI: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index; SLEDAI-2K: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000.