Table 4

Rates of antibody positivity in pregnancies with and without adverse outcomes in African-American SLE females

Antibody PositivityAny adverse pregnancy outcome*
% (n)
No adverse pregnancy outcome
% (n)
p Value
ds-DNA59.7 (135)57.5 (200)0.59
SSA37.4 (66)22.8 (73)0.048
SSB12.9 (28)7.0 (22)0.02
aCL0.27
 Low titre7.1 (13)11.5 (29)
 High titre8.2 (15)9.5 (24)
anti-β2GPI0.55
 Low titre6.7 (7)10.7 (16)
 High titre3.9 (4)3.3 (5)
LAC16.3 (23)14.8 (31)0.69
Any SLE-related antibody75.7 (171)68.7 (239)0.07
  • *Includes stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, low birth weight, preterm live birth and preeclampsia.

  • Anti-β2GPI, antibody to β2-glycoprotein I; LAC, lupus anticoagulant; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.