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Table 5.

Disease-related correlates of school functioning in cSLE.

Variable
SLE duration [months]	0.10
Physician assessment of disease activity	-0.18
Disease activity (SLEDAI)	-0.55^**
Disease activity (BILAG)	-0.54^**
Disease damage (SDI)	-0.22
Prednisone daily dose [mg]	-0.40^*

All values are Pearson correlations

p < .05

^**

p < .005

cSLE = childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, SLEDAI = Systemic Lupus Disease Activity Index; BILAG = British Isles Lupus Activity Group Index; SDI = Systemic Lupus Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage index.