Table 1 Characteristics of the commonly used SLE disease activity indices.
BILAG | SLEDAI | SLAM‐R | ECLAM | LAI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | A–E | 0–105 | 0–81 | 0–10 (max 17.5) | 0–3 |
Fatigue items | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Weighted | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Laboratory variables | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Complement levels | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Anti‐dsDNA | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
VAS | No | No | No | No | Yes (scored) |
Time frame considered | 1 month | Last 10 days | 1 month | Last 1–3 months | 2 weeks |
Adapted from Strand et al.2