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Table 4 Risk of damage accrual by HDAS episode duration

From: Disease course following High Disease Activity Status revealed patterns in SLE

HDAS episode duration

Odds of accruing damage

Unadjusted

Adjusted for observation timea

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Never experienced HDAS

1

Not applicable

1

Not applicable

Cumulative HDAS duration

 ≥1 day and < 1 year

1.64 (0.90–2.97)

0.12

1.48 (0.49–4.08)

0.46

 ≥1 year and < 2 years

1.70 (0.76–3.83)

0.19

1.27 (0.60–2.39)

0.49

 2 years or more

5.55 (2.88–10.71)

< 0.001*

1.80 (1.08–2.97)

0.02*

Mean duration of HDAS episode

 ≥1 day and < 1 year

2.31 (1.41–3.81)

< 0.001*

2.12 (0.88–5.00)

0.09

 ≥1 year and < 2 years

1.81 (0.71–4.62)

0.30

0.93 (0.27–2.31)

0.88

 2 years or more

6.37 (2.30–17.66)

< 0.001*

1.60 (0.91–2.67)

0.08

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05
  3. aAdjusted for observation time modelled as a categorical variable (< 5 years, 5–< 10 years, and 10+ years)