Table 1

Main demographic, clinical, and laboratory features of 112 patients with aPL antibodies at entry in the WAPS Study

FeaturesData
Sex, no. male/no. female 24/88 
Age, y  
    Median 42 
    Range 23-83 
Autoimmune diseases, no. (%) 32 (28.6) 
    Systemic lupus erythematosus 21 
    Autoimmune hemolytic anemia 
    Autoimmune thyroyditis 
    Sjogren syndrome 
    Miscellanea 
Anamnestic thrombosis, no. (%) 81 (72.3) 
    Deep vein thrombosis 46 
    Arterial thrombosis 30 
    Both deep vein and arterial thrombosis 
Anamnestic spontaneous miscarriage, n≥1, no. (%) 17 (19.3) 
Antiphospholipid syndrome, no. (%) 87 (77.7) 
LAs*, no. (%) 91 (81.3) 
aCL antibodies; no. of patients tested, 104*, no. (%) 57 (54.8) 
    IgG at least 40 GPL units 49 
    IgM at least 40 MPL units 14 
FeaturesData
Sex, no. male/no. female 24/88 
Age, y  
    Median 42 
    Range 23-83 
Autoimmune diseases, no. (%) 32 (28.6) 
    Systemic lupus erythematosus 21 
    Autoimmune hemolytic anemia 
    Autoimmune thyroyditis 
    Sjogren syndrome 
    Miscellanea 
Anamnestic thrombosis, no. (%) 81 (72.3) 
    Deep vein thrombosis 46 
    Arterial thrombosis 30 
    Both deep vein and arterial thrombosis 
Anamnestic spontaneous miscarriage, n≥1, no. (%) 17 (19.3) 
Antiphospholipid syndrome, no. (%) 87 (77.7) 
LAs*, no. (%) 91 (81.3) 
aCL antibodies; no. of patients tested, 104*, no. (%) 57 (54.8) 
    IgG at least 40 GPL units 49 
    IgM at least 40 MPL units 14 
*

Results of LA and aCL antibodies refer to assays performed locally at each participating Centre.

Six patients had both aCL isotypes at least 40 units.

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