Table 3

Comparison of rates of vascular events between women positive for aPLAb or Leiden mutation (constitutional thrombophilia) and those negative for thrombophilias (negative)

OutcomesGroupn (%)PAnnualized rates, % (range)aHR*P
PE   < .0001   .0005 
 Negative 9 (1.13)  0.12 (0.05-0.22) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 3 (1.08)  0.11 (0.02-0.33) 0.98 (0.26-3.61) .97 
 aPLAb 20 (3.87)  0.43 (0.26-0.66) 1.93 (1.30-2.87) .001 
DVT   < .0001   < .0001 
 Negative 33 (4.15)  0.43 (0.30-0.61) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 15 (5.38)  0.57 (0.32-0.93) 1.33 (0.73-2.46) .35 
 aPLAb 68 (13.15)  1.46 (1.15-1.82) 1.85 (1.50-2.28) < .0001 
Proximal DVT   < .0001   < .0001 
 Negative 17 (2.14)  0.22 (0.13-0.36) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 7 (2.51)  0.27 (0.11-0.54) 1.21 (0.50-2.92) .67 
 aPLAb 38 (7.35)  0.82 (0.58-1.11) 1.93 1.45-2.58) < .0001 
Distal DVT   .0009   .0004 
 Negative 16 (2.01)  0.21 (0.12-0.35) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 8 (2.87)  0.31 (0.13-0.60) 1.47 (0.63-3.44) .38 
 aPLAb 30 (5.80)  0.65 (0.44-0.91) 1.76 (1.30-2.38) .0003 
Superficial vein thrombosis   .0085   .021 
 Negative 11 (1.38)  0.14 (0.07-0.26) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 9 (3.23)  0.34 (0.16-0.65) 2.36 (0.97-5.71) .06 
 aPLAb 21 (4.06)  0.44 (0.28-0.68) 1.78 (1.23-2.56) .002 
TIA   .19   .165 
 Negative 4 (0.50)  0.05 (0.01-0.14) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 4 (1.43)  0.15 (0.04-0.39) 2.95 0.74-11.8) .13 
 aPLAb 7 (1.35)  0.15 (0.06-0.31) 1.68 (0.91-3.12) .096 
Stroke   .039   .059 
 Negative 3 (0.38)  0.04 (0.01-0.12) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 1 (0.36)  0.04 (0.01-0.21) 0.97 (0.10-9.26) .97 
 aPLAb 8 (1.55)  0.17 (0.07-0.34) 2.10 (1.08-4.08) .028 
TIA or stroke   .021   .014 
 Negative 7 (0.88)  0.09 (0.04-0.19) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 5 (1.79)  0.19 (0.06-0.44) 2.09 (0.66-6.58) .21 
 aPLAb 15 (2.90)  0.32 (0.18-0.53) 1.87 (1.20-2.93) .006 
OutcomesGroupn (%)PAnnualized rates, % (range)aHR*P
PE   < .0001   .0005 
 Negative 9 (1.13)  0.12 (0.05-0.22) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 3 (1.08)  0.11 (0.02-0.33) 0.98 (0.26-3.61) .97 
 aPLAb 20 (3.87)  0.43 (0.26-0.66) 1.93 (1.30-2.87) .001 
DVT   < .0001   < .0001 
 Negative 33 (4.15)  0.43 (0.30-0.61) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 15 (5.38)  0.57 (0.32-0.93) 1.33 (0.73-2.46) .35 
 aPLAb 68 (13.15)  1.46 (1.15-1.82) 1.85 (1.50-2.28) < .0001 
Proximal DVT   < .0001   < .0001 
 Negative 17 (2.14)  0.22 (0.13-0.36) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 7 (2.51)  0.27 (0.11-0.54) 1.21 (0.50-2.92) .67 
 aPLAb 38 (7.35)  0.82 (0.58-1.11) 1.93 1.45-2.58) < .0001 
Distal DVT   .0009   .0004 
 Negative 16 (2.01)  0.21 (0.12-0.35) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 8 (2.87)  0.31 (0.13-0.60) 1.47 (0.63-3.44) .38 
 aPLAb 30 (5.80)  0.65 (0.44-0.91) 1.76 (1.30-2.38) .0003 
Superficial vein thrombosis   .0085   .021 
 Negative 11 (1.38)  0.14 (0.07-0.26) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 9 (3.23)  0.34 (0.16-0.65) 2.36 (0.97-5.71) .06 
 aPLAb 21 (4.06)  0.44 (0.28-0.68) 1.78 (1.23-2.56) .002 
TIA   .19   .165 
 Negative 4 (0.50)  0.05 (0.01-0.14) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 4 (1.43)  0.15 (0.04-0.39) 2.95 0.74-11.8) .13 
 aPLAb 7 (1.35)  0.15 (0.06-0.31) 1.68 (0.91-3.12) .096 
Stroke   .039   .059 
 Negative 3 (0.38)  0.04 (0.01-0.12) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 1 (0.36)  0.04 (0.01-0.21) 0.97 (0.10-9.26) .97 
 aPLAb 8 (1.55)  0.17 (0.07-0.34) 2.10 (1.08-4.08) .028 
TIA or stroke   .021   .014 
 Negative 7 (0.88)  0.09 (0.04-0.19) Reference  
 Constitutional thrombophilia 5 (1.79)  0.19 (0.06-0.44) 2.09 (0.66-6.58) .21 
 aPLAb 15 (2.90)  0.32 (0.18-0.53) 1.87 (1.20-2.93) .006 
*

aHR indicated adjusted hazard ratio (adjustment for age, body mass index, thrombotic familial antecedents, ethnicity, smoking history, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, current oral estro-progestative OC use, current oral progestin-only OC use, varicose veins, embryonic/fetal pregnancy loss, primary/secondary pregnancy loss, and any associated systemic disease).

By log-rank test.

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