COVID-19 prognosis in systemic lupus erythematosus compared with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis : results from the CONTROL-19 Study by the Italian Society for Rheumatology

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INTRODUCTION: Data concerning SARS-CoV-2 in patients affected by SLE are contradicting.The aim of this study was to investigate disease-related differences in COVID-19 prognosis of patients affected by rheumatic diseases before vaccination; we tested the hypothesis that patients with SLE may have a different outcome compared with those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or spondyloarthritis (SPA).

METHODS: We analysed data from the national CONTROL-19 Database with a retrospective, observational design, including rheumatic patients affected by COVID-19. The principal outcome measure was hospitalisation with death or mechanical ventilation. Differences between SLE, RA and SPA were analysed by univariable and multivariable logistic regression models.

RESULTS: We included 103 patients with SLE (88.2% female, mean age 48.9 years, 50.4% active disease), 524 patients with RA (74.4% female, mean age 60.6 years, 59.7% active disease) and 486 patients with SPA (58.1% female, mean age 53.2 years, 58% active disease).Outcome prevalence was not different between patients with SLE and those with RA (SLE 24.5%, RA 25.6%), while patients with SPA showed a more favourable outcome compared with those with SLE (SPA 15.9%); data from the multivariable analysis confirmed this result.In SLE, age >65 years (OR 17.3, CI 5.51 to 63.16, p<0.001), hypertension (OR 6.2, CI 2.37 to 17.04, p<0.001) and prednisone (PDN) use (OR 3.8, CI 1.43 to 11.39, p=0.01) were associated with severe outcomes, whereas hydroxychloroquine use was found to be protective (OR 0.3, CI 0.14 to 0.91, p=0.03).

CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that patients with SLE and RA do not show a different COVID-19 outcome, while patients with SPA have a more favourable disease course compared with those with SLE. Risk of hospitalisation with ventilation or death was associated with age >65 years, hypertension and PDN use in patients with SLE.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Lupus science & medicine - 10(2023), 2 vom: 17. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Scirocco, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Ferrigno, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Andreoli, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Fredi, Micaela [VerfasserIn]
Lomater, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Moroni, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Mosca, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Raffeiner, Bernd [VerfasserIn]
Carrara, Greta [VerfasserIn]
Landolfi, Gianpiero [VerfasserIn]
Rozza, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Zanetti, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Scirè, Carlo Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Sebastiani, Gian Domenico [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune diseases
COVID-19
Journal Article
Lupus erythematosus, systemic
Observational Study
Prednisone
VB0R961HZT

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Date Completed 24.10.2023

Date Revised 27.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/lupus-2023-000945

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NLM363408037