The frequency and outcome of lupus nephritis: results from an international inception cohort study.

John G Hanly, Aidan G O'Keeffe, Li Su, Murray B Urowitz, Juanita Romero-Diaz, Caroline Gordon, Sang-Cheol Bae, Sasha Bernatsky, Ann E Clarke, Daniel J Wallace, Joan T Merrill, David A Isenberg, Anisur Rahman, Ellen M Ginzler, Paul Fortin, Dafna D Gladman, Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero, Michelle Petri, Ian N Bruce, Mary Anne DooleyRosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Cynthia Aranow, Graciela S Alarcón, Barri J Fessler, Kristjan Steinsson, Ola Nived, Gunnar K Sturfelt, Susan Manzi, Munther A Khamashta, Ronald F van Vollenhoven, Asad A Zoma, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, S Sam Lim, Thomas Stoll, Murat Inanc, Kenneth C Kalunian, Diane L Kamen, Peter Maddison, Christine A Peschken, Soren Jacobsen, Anca Askanase, Chris Theriault, Kara Thompson, Vernon Farewell

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    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE: To determine nephritis outcomes in a prospective multi-ethnic/racial SLE inception cohort. METHODS: Patients in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics inception cohort (≤15 months of SLE diagnosis) were assessed annually for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), proteinuria and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Health-related quality of life was measured by the Short Form (36 questions) health survey questionnaire (SF-36) subscales, mental and physical component summary scores. RESULTS: There were 1827 patients, 89% females, mean (s.d.) age 35.1 (13.3) years. The mean (s.d.) SLE duration at enrolment was 0.5 (0.3) years and follow-up 4.6 (3.4) years. LN occurred in 700 (38.3%) patients: 566/700 (80.9%) at enrolment and 134/700 (19.1%) during follow-up. Patients with nephritis were younger, more frequently men and of African, Asian and Hispanic race/ethnicity. The estimated overall 10-year incidence of ESRD was 4.3% (95% CI: 2.8%, 5.8%), and with nephritis was 10.1% (95% CI: 6.6%, 13.6%). Patients with nephritis had a higher risk of death (HR = 2.98, 95% CI: 1.48, 5.99; P = 0.002) and those with eGFR
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)252-262
    Number of pages10
    JournalRheumatology (Oxford, England)
    Volume55
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

    Keywords

    • inception cohort
    • lupus
    • nephritis
    • outcomes research
    • systemic lupus erythematosus

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