Table 3

Agreement between BILAG 2004 defined flares and SELENA flares scores

No of patients with different levels of flare recorded using the SELENA flare instrument
No of patients with different levels of flare based on the BILAG 2004 index scoresNoneMildModerateSevere
None2510
Mild1490
Moderate1140
Severe201123
  • Agreement 52%.

  • 0, no flare; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe.

  • BILAG, British Isles Lupus Assessment Group; SELENA, safety of oestrogens in lupus erythematosus national assessment.