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. 2021 Nov 16;11(11):e049807. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049807

Table 4.

Maternal characteristics according to hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP)

Characteristics Total HDP P value
Yes (%, n=90) No (%, n=423)
Age≥35 years old 71 17 (18.9) 54 (12.8) 0.12
Primipara 238 39 (43.3) 199 (47.0) 0.52
Multiple pregnancy 8 0 (0) 8 (1.9) 0.36
History of PE 20 8 (8.9) 12 (2.8) 0.01*
Prepregnancy hypertension 21 14 (15.6) 7 (1.7) <0.01*
Diabetes 2 0 (0) 2 (0.5) 0.51
Remission <6 months prior to conception 18 8 (8.9) 10 (2.4) <0.01*
Duration of SLE
≤5 years 273 48 (53.3) 225 (53.2) 0.99
6–10 years 162 28 (31.1) 134 (31.7)
>10 years 78 14 (15.6) 64 (15.1)
Disease flares during pregnancy 145 46 (51.1) 99 (23.4) <0.01*
APS 41 8 (8.9) 33 (7.8) 0.73
Lupus characteristics
Mucocutaneous 151 26 (28.9) 125 (29.6) 0.90
Neurological disorders 7 1 (1.1) 6 (1.4) 0.63
Arthritis 116 20 (22.2) 96 (22.7) 0.92
Serositis 26 10 (11.1) 16 (3.8) <0.01*
Leukopaenia 48 10 (11.1) 38 (8.9) 0.52
Thrombocytopaenia 42 17 (18.9) 25 (5.9) <0.01*
Renal disorders 89 32 (35.6) 57 (13.5) <0.01*
Laboratory parameters
Anti-dsDNA 400 73 (81.1) 327 (77.3) 0.42
Hypocomplementaemia-C3 156 42 (46.7) 114 (26.9) <0.01*
Hypocomplementaemia-C4 83 24 (26.7) 59 (13.9) <0.01*
SSA/Ro 276 42 (46.7) 234 (55.3) 0.13
SSB/La 70 15 (16.7) 55 (13.0) 0.35
U1RNP 123 24 (26.7) 99 (23.4) 0.51
Sm 35 6 (6.7) 29 (6.9) 0.94
Nucleosome 131 33 (36.7) 98 (23.2) <0.01*
aCL-IgG 40 10 (11.1) 30 (7.1) 0.19
aCL-IgM 22 8 (8.9) 14 (3.3) 0.03*
β2GP1-IgG 22 2 (2.2) 20 (4.7) 0.39
β2GP1-IgM 43 7 (7.8) 36 (8.5) 0.82
Medication
Glucocorticoid 501 90(100) 411 (97.2) 0.13
Hydroxychloroquine 405 67 (74.4) 338 (79.9) 0.24
Immunosuppressive agent 45 13 (14.4) 32 (7.6) 0.03*
Aspirin 398 56 (62.2) 342 (80.9) <0.01*
LMWH 138 19 (21.1) 119 (28.1) 0.17

*P < 0.05.

APS, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; HDP, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; PE, preeclampsia.