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Table 1 Frequency of pregnancy complications according to laboratory findings in pregnant women with SLE

From: The study of factors associated with pregnancy outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Laboratory findings	Outcome (number: frequency)
Laboratory findings	PROM	P value	LBW	P value	Pre-eclampsia	P value	Neonatal lupus	P value	Preterm labor	P value	Abortion	P value	Still birth	P value
*ESR*
Low	1	0.208	3	0.108	3	0.014	1	0.413	4	0.001	23	0.175	0	0.041
High	5	0.208	11	0.108	16	0.014	0	0.413	27	0.001	24	0.175	1	0.041
*CRP*
Low	2	0.005	10	NS	12	0.356	1	NS	18	0.047	37	0.183	2	0.005
High	4	0.005	4	NS	7	0.356	0	NS	13	0.047	10	0.183	4	0.005
*ANA*
Negative	0	0.594	2	NS	2	0.305	0	NS	0	0.002	14	0.016	0	0.224
Positive	6	0.594	12	NS	17	0.305	1	NS	31	0.002	33	0.016	6	0.224
*Renal involvement*
Negative	6	0.059	10	0.221	10	0.001	1	NS	24	0.239	41	0794	3	0.042
Positive	0	0.059	14	0.221	9	0.001	0	NS	7	0.239	6	0794	3	0.042
*Anti-ds DNA*
Negative	5	0.008	2	0.025	14	0.043	1	0.421	18	0.005	23	0.228	0	0.039
Positive	1	0.008	12	0.025	15	0.043	0	0.421	13	0.005	24	0.228	6	0.039
*APS*
Negative	6	0.095	12	0.136	14	0.448	1	NS	18	0.272	25	0.017	2	0.178
Positive	0	0.095	2	0.136	5	0.448	0	NS	13	0.272	22	0.017	4	0.178
*Anemia*
Negative	2	0.043	10	0.222	13	0.242	0	0.438	10	0.002	23	0.199	5	0.229
Positive	4	0.043	4	0.222	6	0.242	1	0.438	21	0.002	24	0.199	1	0.229

PROM premature rupture of membranes, LBW low birth weight, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP: C-reactive protein, ANA antinuclear antibody, Anti-ds DNA anti-double stranded DNA, APS antiphospholipid syndrome

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