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.