Research Article

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in China

Table 4

Cox’s regression modeling of predictors of mortality.

Risk factorHR (95% CI) value

Proteinuria2.16 (0.54-8.59)0.276
Elevated serum creatinine3.27 (1.13-9.45)0.029
1.71 (0.57 -5.14)0.340

HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; SLEDAI: systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index. A multivariate Cox proportional hazard model was employed to identify independent predictors of survival. Significant values are shown in bold typeface.