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. 2022 Feb 23;20:17. doi: 10.1186/s12969-022-00677-8

Table 1.

Demographics and clinical manifestations of pediatric APS patients

All APS
(n = 21)
Primary APS (n = 10) Secondary APS (n = 11) p valuea
Median Age at Diagnosis 16 (8–18) 16 (12–18) 16 (8–18) 0.42
Sex
 Female 16 (76%) 8 (80%) 8 (73%) 0.70
 Male 5 (24%) 2 (20%) 3 (27%) 0.70
Race/Ethnicity
 White or Caucasian 17 (81%) 7 (70%) 10 (91%) 0.23
 Black or African-American 3 (14%) 2 (20%) 1 (9%) 0.49
 Hispanic 1 (5%) 1 (10%) 0 (0%) 0.29
Clinical Manifestations
 Obstetric 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (9%) 0.34
 Thrombotic 20 (95%) 10 (100%) 10 (91%) 0.34
 Venous 13 (62%) 8 (80%) 5 (45%) 0.11
 Arterial 6 (29%) 1 (10%) 5 (45%) 0.079
 Small vessel 5 (24%) 3 (30%) 2 (18%) 0.54
 Catastrophic APS 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Non-criteria Manifestations
 Thrombocytopenia 11 (52%) 6 (60%) 6 (55%) 0.52
 AIHA 9 (43%) 4 (40%) 6 (55%) 0.80
 Livedo 5 (24%) 3 (30%) 2 (18%) 0.54
 White matter lesions 3 (14%) 1 (10%) 2 (18%) 0.60
 Seizure 3 (14%) 1 (10%) 2 (18%) 0.60
 APS nephropathy 2 (10%) 1 (10%) 1 (9%) 0.95
 Skin ulcer 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (9%) 0.34
 Valve abnormality 1 (5%) 1 (10%) 0 (0%) 0.29
 Cognitive changes 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (9%) 0.34
 MS-like features 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (9%) 0.34
Laboratory Manifestations
 Anti-β2-glycoprotein I 14 (64%) 8 (80%) 7 (64%) 0.42
 Anti-cardiolipin 17 (81%) 9 (90%) 7 (64%) 0.16
 Lupus anticoagulant 11 (52%) 6 (60%) 6 (55%) 0.80
 Triple positive 10 (48%) 6 (60%) 4 (36%) 0.29
 ANA 9 (43%) 0 (0%) 9 (82%) 0.00020
 Anti-double-stranded DNA 10 (48%) 1 (10%) 9 (82%) 0.0013
 Anti-chromatin 8 (38%) 1 (10%) 7 (64%) 0.014
 Anti-Sm 3 (14%) 0 (0%) 3 (27%) 0.082
Recurrent Events 9 (43%) 4 (40%) 5 (45%) 0.81

aComparing primary and secondary APS by unpaired t-test or Chi-squared test

AIHA Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, MS Multiple Sclerosis