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Table 2 Adverse pregnancy outcomes of young women age 14–21 with and without SLE

From: Adverse pregnancy outcomes in adolescents and young women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a national estimate

Outcome

SLE (n = 4002)

Non-SLE (n = 8,787,389)

OR (95%CI) a

Risk Difference % (95%CI)a

 

N (%)

  

Maternal

Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia

636 (16)

401,549 (4.6)

3.2 (2.3–4.6)

9 (5–13)

 Death

15 (0.38)

465 (0.005)

80 (10–604)

0.4 (−0.4–1)

Fetal

 Preterm Birth

818 (20)

707,921 (8.1)

2.7 (2–3.7)

11 (6–16)

Spontaneous abortion or Intrauterine death

221 (5.5)

100,130 (1.1)

5.1 (2.8–9.6)

4 (0.9–6)

 Induced abortion

87 (2.2)

11,175 (0.13)

30 (14–63)

2 (0.6–4)

 Ectopic pregnancy

≤10 (≤0.24)b

29,095 (0.3)

0.8 (0.12–6)

− 0.1 (− 0.7–0.6)

  1. aAdjusted for age, race, insurance type, and quartile of median income based on patient ZIP code
  2. bUnable to report cell sizes less than or equal to 10, per HCUP data use regulations