Table 3.
Antibody frequencies of initially asymptomatic mothers(n=51)
| Initial diagnosis | Final diagnosis asymptomatic/pauci UAS (%) |
Final diagnosis poly/SS/SLE (%) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asymptomatic (n=51): |
|||
| +Ro/+La (n=24) | 13 (54) | 11 (46) | 0.011 |
| +Ro (n=27) | 24 (89) | 3 (11) |
SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus
SS, Sjögren syndrome
UAS, undifferentiated
autoimmune syndrome.