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Table 3 Pregnancy outcomes of different systemic sclerosis subsets

From: Systemic sclerosis and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study from a single center

 

dcSSc (n = 2)

lcSSC (n = 9)

ssSSc (n = 10)

Total no. of pregnancies

3

17

13

Maternal age at delivery (years, mean ± SD)

38.8 ± 1.15

34.3 ± 4.7

35.1 ± 2.6

Disease duration at conception (years, mean ± SD)

12.0 ± 10.4

6.4 ± 5.2

4.5 ± 5.7

Gestational age at delivery (weeks, mean ± SD)

35.5 ± 0.5

33.6 ± 9.3

31.8 ± 12.9

Adverse pregnancy outcome

3 (100)

9 (52.9)

8 (61.5)

Total number of fetal losses

0 (0)

2 (11.8)

4 (30.8)

 1st trimester (miscarriage)

0 (0)

1 (5.9)

4 (30.8)

 2nd trimester

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 3rd trimester

0 (0)

1 (5.9)

0 (0)

Voluntary and therapeutic abortions

0 (0)

1 (5.9)

0 (0)

Neonatal deaths

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

IUGR (< 5th percentile)

1 (33.3)

2 (11.8)

2 (15.4)

Small for gestational age newborns

1 (33.3)

4 (23.5)

2 (15.4)

Preterm delivery (< 37 weeks of gestation)

3 (100) a

3 (17.6)

2 (15.4)

Preeclampsia

1 (33.3)

1 (5.9)

2 (15.4)

Eclampsia

0

0

0

Cesarean delivery

1 (33.3)

4 (23.5)

1 (10)

 Elective

0 (0)

3 (17.6)

1 (10)

 Non-elective

1 (33.3)

1 (5.9)

0 (0)

  1. Values are expressed as numbers (%) of total pregnancies
  2. Abbreviations: dcSSc diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis, lcSSc limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis, ssSSc systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma
  3. ap = 0.003 dcSSc compared to lcSSc and ssSSc