Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with SLE divided according to the presence or absence of serum anti-β2GPI peptide IgG immunoreactivity

CharacteristicPatients with serum anti-β2GPI peptide AbsPatients without serum anti-β2GPI peptide Abs
Patients with SLE, n 22 22 
Sex, M/F 3/19 3/19 
Median age, y (range) 35 (22-66) 39 (19-54) 
Median disease duration, y (range) 8 (0.3-23.6) 8 (0.5-23) 
Arthritis, n (%) 19 (86.4) 15 (68.2) 
Cutaneous manifestations, n (%) 12 (54.5) 16 (72.7) 
Serositis, n (%) 6 (27.3) 6 (27.3) 
Cytopenia, n (%) 16 (72.7) 17 (77.3) 
Renal manifestations, n (%) 5 (22.7) 8 (36.4) 
Neuropsychiatric manifestations, n (%) 10 (45.5) 12 (54.5) 
Arterial thrombosis, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 
Venous thrombosis, n (%) 0 (0) 2 (9.1) 
Pregnancy morbidity, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 
Anti-β2GPI IgG, n (%) 5 (22.7) 8 (36.4) 
Anti-cardiolipin CL+β2GPI IgG, n (%) 4 (18.2) 8 (36.4) 
CharacteristicPatients with serum anti-β2GPI peptide AbsPatients without serum anti-β2GPI peptide Abs
Patients with SLE, n 22 22 
Sex, M/F 3/19 3/19 
Median age, y (range) 35 (22-66) 39 (19-54) 
Median disease duration, y (range) 8 (0.3-23.6) 8 (0.5-23) 
Arthritis, n (%) 19 (86.4) 15 (68.2) 
Cutaneous manifestations, n (%) 12 (54.5) 16 (72.7) 
Serositis, n (%) 6 (27.3) 6 (27.3) 
Cytopenia, n (%) 16 (72.7) 17 (77.3) 
Renal manifestations, n (%) 5 (22.7) 8 (36.4) 
Neuropsychiatric manifestations, n (%) 10 (45.5) 12 (54.5) 
Arterial thrombosis, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 
Venous thrombosis, n (%) 0 (0) 2 (9.1) 
Pregnancy morbidity, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 
Anti-β2GPI IgG, n (%) 5 (22.7) 8 (36.4) 
Anti-cardiolipin CL+β2GPI IgG, n (%) 4 (18.2) 8 (36.4) 
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