Table 3

Comparison of the prevalence of early secondary amenorrhoea, ever being pregnant and ever having a child by cyclophosphamide status and whether the women experienced early menopause

 Experiencing early secondary amenorrhoeaEver being pregnantEver having a child
Crude PR (95% CI)Adj. PR (95% CI)*Crude PR (95% CI)Adj. PR (95% CI)†Crude PR (95% CI)Adj. PR (95% CI)†
Ever treated with cyclophosphamideYes2.4 (1.3 to 4.4)2.3 (1.1 to 4.7)0.9 (0.7 to 1.1)0.8 (0.7 to 1.0)0.8 (0.6 to 1.1)0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)
NoRefRefRefRefRefRef
Experienced early secondary amenorrhoeaYes0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)0.9 (0.8 to 1.1)0.7 (0.5 to 1.0)0.8 (0.6 to 1.1)
NoRefRefRefRef
  • *A Poisson regression model with a robust variance was used and was adjusted for age at diagnosis, race, education level, income, marital status, current insurance and Brief Index of Lupus Damage score

  • †A Poisson regression model with a robust variance was used to estimate the effect of treatment with cyclophosphamide and was adjusted for age at diagnosis, race, education level, income, marital status, current insurance, and Brief Index of Lupus Damage score. A similar model was used to estimate the effect of early secondary amenorrhoea, but was also adjusted for treatment with cyclophosphamide.