Table 2.

Disease activity, damage, comorbidities and treatment at the time of enrolment

Median SLEDAI	2 (IQR 0–4)
Patients with active disease (SLEDAI >4)	18.2%
Median SLEDAI of active patients	8 (IQR 6–10)
Patients with SLICC-DI >0	49.3%
Median SLICC-DI (among patients with SLICC-DI >0)	2 (IQR 1–3)
Patients with fibromyalgia Patients on glucocorticoid Median daily prednisone dose (IQR) Patients on hydroxychloroquine Patients on cDMARDs Patients on biologics	11.8% 54.3% 5 mg (5–5) 77.6% 45.3% 7.2%

cDMARDs, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; SLEDAI, Systemic Lupus Disease Activity Index; SLICC-DI, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics-Damage Index.