| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| CCI | Charlson Comorbidity Index |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| SLICC | Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics |
| NOS | Newcastle–Ottawa Scale |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| SD | Standard Deviation |