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Table 4 Manifestation of disease flares. Pa, comparisons among three groups. Pb, comparison between ART and planned pregnancy. Pc, comparison between ART and unplanned pregnancy. Pd, comparison between planned and unplanned pregnancy

From: Pregnancy outcomes in patients receiving assisted reproductive therapy with systemic lupus erythematosus: a multi-center retrospective study

 

ART (n = 10)

Planned (n = 23)

Unplanned (n = 52)

Pa

Pb

Pc

Pd

Disease activity

 Mild, n (%)

4 (40.0)

23 (100)

13 (25.0)

 < 0.001

0.004

0.440

 < 0.001

 Moderate, n (%)

5 (50.0)

0 (0)

11 (21.2)

0.001

0.001

0.107

0.015

 Severe, n (%)

1 (10.0)

0 (0)

28 (53.8)

 < 0.001

0.303

0.015

 < 0.001

Time of disease flares

 First trimester, n (%)

1 (10.0)

6 (26.1)

28 (53.8)

0.008

0.397

0.015

0.043

 Second trimester, n (%)

3 (30.0)

11 (47.8)

20 (38.5)

0.580

   

 Third trimester, n (%)

6 (60.0)

6 (26.1)

1 (1.9)

 < 0.001

0.114

 < 0.001

0.003

 Puerperium, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (5.8)

0.691

   

Manifestations

 Nephritis, n (%)

8 (80.0)

18 (78.3)

28 (53.8)

0.050

   

 Proteinuria, n (%)

8 (80.0)

17 (73.9)

28 (53.8)

0.125

   

 Hematuria, n (%)

2 (20.0)

1 (4.3)

3 (5.8)

0.716

   

 Pyuria, n (%)

1 (10.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.182

   

 Thrombocytopenia, n (%)

5 (50.0)

4 (17.4)

19 (36.5)

0.329

   

 Leukopenia, n (%)

1 (10.0)

2 (8.7)

4 (7.7)

0.182

   

 Rash, n (%)

1 (10.0)

0 (0)

11 (21.2)

0.046

   

 Hemolytic anemia, n (%)

0 (0)

2 (8.7)

2 (3.8)

0.716

   

 NP-SLE, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (4.3)

3 (5.8)

1.000

   

 Arthritis, n (%)

0 (0)

2 (8.7)

6 (11.5)

0.675

   
  1. Abbreviation: ART Assisted reproductive therapy, NP-SLE Neuropsychiatric-systemic lupus erythematosus