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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pregnant SLE patients and pregnant healthy controls

From: Altered Tregs and oxidative stress in pregnancy associated lupus

Parameters

SLE patients

Controls

Age

28.1 ± 2.33

25.5 ± 0.84

Month of pregnancy

5.4 ± 3.02

5.1 ± 2.18

Duration of disease (years)

5.2 ± 1.93

NA

ESR

29 ± 4.11***

16.4 ± 5.05

ANA (positive/negative)

9/1

NA

dsDNA (positive/negative)

9/1

NA

SLEDAI score

37.4 ± 7.32

NA

  1. ***Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of SLE patients was significantly higher than control (p < 0.001). 90% of the SLE patients enrolled in the study were positive for anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and ds-DNA antibodies, with high Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease activity Index (SLEDAI)