Table 1.
Characteristics from aPL-positive patients who experienced a thrombosis during cohort participation*
Patient characteristics | aCL IgG (n=34) |
aCL IgM (n=35) |
aCL IgA (n=8) |
Lupus anticoagulant (n=35) |
Age at time of thrombosis (years) | ||||
<30 | 5 (15%) | 3 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (20%) |
30–44 | 14 (41%) | 11 (31%) | 4 (50%) | 13 (37%) |
45–59 | 9 (26%) | 16 (46%) | 2 (25%) | 10 (29%) |
60+ | 6 (18%) | 5 (14%) | 2 (25%) | 5 (14%) |
Year at time of thrombosis | ||||
2000–2009 | 22 (65%) | 21 (60%) | 5 (63%) | 22 (63%) |
2010–2018 | 12 (35%) | 14 (40%) | 3 (37%) | 13 (37%) |
Number of prethrombosis aPL measures | ||||
2–4 | 3 (9%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (13%) | 2 (6%) |
5–9 | 6 (18%) | 4 (11%) | 1 (13%) | 6 (17%) |
10+ | 25 (74%) | 29 (83%) | 6 (75%) | 27 (77%) |
Proportion of prethrombosis aPL measures that were positive | ||||
<25% | 14 (41%) | 17 (49%) | 3 (38%) | 9 (26%) |
25%–49% | 3 (9%) | 7 (20%) | 1 (13%) | 8 (23%) |
50%–74% | 7 (21%) | 4 (11%) | 1 (13%) | 7 (20%) |
75%–99% | 7 (21%) | 4 (11%) | 1 (13%) | 4 (11%) |
100% | 3 (9%) | 3 (9%) | 2 (25%) | 7 (20%) |
Type of thrombosis | ||||
Stroke | 10 (29%) | 8 (23%) | 3 (38%) | 8 (23%) |
Myocardial infarction | 3 (9%) | 5 (14%) | 2 (25%) | 6 (17%) |
Other arterial thrombosis | 9 (26%) | 9 (26%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (23%) |
Digital gangrene | 0 (0%) | 2 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
Deep vein thrombosis | 11 (32%) | 10 (29%) | 2 (25%) | 9 (26%) |
Other venous thrombosis | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (13%) | 3 (9%) |
Number of post-thrombosis aPL measures | ||||
1–4 | 1 (3%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (13%) | 4 (11%) |
5–9 | 9 (26%) | 4 (11%) | 2 (25%) | 9 (26%) |
10+ | 24 (71%) | 28 (80%) | 5 (63%) | 22 (63%) |
Proportion of post-thrombosis aPL measures that were positive | ||||
0% | 14 (41%) | 18 (51%) | 4 (50%) | 7 (20%) |
<25% | 6 (18%) | 4 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (6%) |
25%–49% | 5 (15%) | 5 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (17%) |
50%–74% | 4 (12%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (13%) | 7 (20%) |
75%+ | 3 (9%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (13%) | 8 (23%) |
100% | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (25%) | 5 (14%) |
*This consists of those patients with at least two positive aPL tests before thrombosis. Some patients can appear in more than one column.
aCL, anticardiolipin; aPL, antiphospholipid.