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. 2021 Jan 9;8(1):81–94. doi: 10.1007/s40744-020-00273-w

Table 2.

Studies listing the prevalence of aPL with antibody subtypes among patients with inflammatory and autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) other than systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Study Study design Patients, n Antibodies tested aPL-positive (%)
Total, n (%) LAC, n (%) aCL, n (%) aβGPI, n (%)
SSc
 Gupta et al. [7] Prospective cohort 72 LAC, aCL and aβGPI 7 (9.7%) 2 (28.57%) 5 IgG (71.43%)–2 IgM (28.57%) 1 (14.29%)
 Martin et al. [12] Cross-sectional 268 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 31 (11.57%) 17 (54.84%) 11 IgG (35.48%)–3 IgM (9.68%) 8 IgG (25.81%)–8 IgM (25.81%)
 Sobanski et al. [18] Cross-sectional 249 LAC, aCL and aβGPI 16 (6.43%) 4 (25%) 3 IgG (18.75%) 11 IgG (68.75%)
 Mok et al. [26] Cross-sectional 53 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 7 (13.21%)
 Wielosz et al. [14] Cross-sectional 50 aCL and aβGPI 28 (56%)
 Toure et al. [13] Cross-sectional 40 aCL and aβGPI 23 (57.50%) 2 (8.7%) 7 IgG (30.44%)–2 IgM (8.7%) 15 IgG (65.22%)–13 IgM (56.25%)
 Morrisroe et al. [17] Cross-sectional 940 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 226 (24.04%) 0 (0%) 98 IgG (43.36%)–133 IgM (58.85%) 63 (27.88%)
 Rai et al. [23] Cross-sectional 15 LAC and aCL 2 (13.33%) 1 (50%) 1 (50%)
 Boin et al. [15] Case–control 150 aCL and aβGPI 78 (52%) 9 IgG (11.54%)–23 IgM (29.49%) 1 IgG (1.28%)–31 IgM (39.74%)
 Marie et al. [8] Case–control 69 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 13 (18.84%) 3 (23.08%) 10 IgG (76.92%)–3 IgM (23.08%) 2 IgG (15.39%)–1 IgM (7.69%)
MCTD
 Rai et al. [23] Cross-sectional 15 LAC and aCL 2 (13.33%) 1 (50%) 1 (50%)
 Radin et al. [22] Cross-sectional 94 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 28 (29.79%) 14 (50%) 11 (39.29%) 3 (10.71%)
UCTD
 Bortoluzzi et al. [27] Retrospective cohort 285 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 29 (10.18%)
 Radin et al. [28] Retrospective cohort 133 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 33 (24.81%) 15 (45.45%) 18 (54.54%) 18 (54.54%)
SS
 Rai et al. [23] Cross-sectional 15 LAC and aCL 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Lockshin et al. [29] Retrospective cohort 157 3 (1.91%)
 Price et al. [30] Retrospective cohort 245 7 (2.86%)
 Pasoto et al. [9] Case–control 100 LAC, aCL, and aβGPI 16 (16%) 9 (56.25%) 1 IgG (6.25%)–3 IgM (18.75%) 4 IgG (25%)–2 IgM (12.5%)
RA
 Jeleniewicz et al. [31] Cross-sectional 97 LAC, aCL and aβGPI 27 (27.8%) 1 (1%) 12 IgG (12.5%)–11 IgM (11.3%) 0 IgG (0%)–12 IgM (12.4%)
AAV
 Jordan and D’cruz [32] Retrospective cohort 116 aCL and aβGPI 60 (52%) 13 (21.6%) 4 IgG (6.6%)–3 IgM (5%)
 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
  Sebastian et al. [33] Randomized trial 176 aCL and aβGPI 26 (14.77%) 1 IgG (3.85%)–20 IgM (76.92%) 1 IgG (3.85%)–5 IgM (19.23%)

SSc systemic sclerosis, MCTD mixed connective tissue disease, UCTD undifferentiated connective tissue disease, SS Sjögren’s syndrome, RA rheumatoid arthritis, AAV antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis