Table 3.

Obstetrics outcome and pregnancy complications

Characteristic	Study group – positive aPL (n=20)	Control group – negative aPL (n=35)	P value
GA at hospitalization (weeks)	29 (26.3-32)	32 (28-33)	0.05
GA at delivery (weeks)	30 (28.3-32.8)	33 (30-34)	0.02
Birth weight (grams)	1266.7 ± 579.6	1567.3 ± 539.7	0.06
Fetal death	2 (10%)	0	0.1
Cesarean section	18 (90%)	31 (88.6%)	1
Length of hospitalization post-delivery (days)	9 (6-12)	7 (6-9)	0.03
HELLP syndrome	7 (35%)	9 (25.7%)	0.7
Eclampsia	2 (10%)	0	0.1
Placental abruption	1 (5%)	2 (5.7%)	1.0
Pulmonary embolism	0	0	1.0
DIC	1 (5%)	0	1.0
Sepsis	1 (5%)	0	1.0

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or means (standard deviation) for continuous variables, or as number (percent) for categorical variables.

GA – Gestational age; aPL – Antiphospholipid antibodies; HELLP - hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count; DIC - Disseminated intravascular coagulation