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Table 2 Changes in disease activity, hospitalizations and steroid dosing pre and post transfer.

From: The challenges of transferring chronic illness patients to adult care: reflections from pediatric and adult rheumatology at a US academic center

Disease Activity

Pre-Transfer

Post-Transfer

P value

Median (range) SLEDAI score*

4 (0–16)

4 (0–20)

0.3

Disease activity**

   

   None

12 (80)

10 (67)

 

   Mild/moderate

2 (13)

4 (27)

0.16

   Severe

1 (7)

1 (7)

 

Number of Hospitalizations*

   

Total

32

6

0.017

   Scheduled

21

2

0.03

   Flare associated

8

4

0.26

Steroid Dosing

   

Median prednisone dose at last visit, mg (range)

5 (0–40)

2 (0–20)

0.004

Median peak prednisone dose, mg (range)

10 (0–60)

5 (0–60)

0.059

IV methylprednisolone, No (%)

3 (10)

4 (13)

0.99

  1. * Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (n = 16)
  2. **MCTD, APLS, Vasculitis, Spondylarthropathy (n = 15)
  3. IV = Intravenous