Table 5.

Factors associated with preeclampsia and preterm delivery in women with SLE with and without lupus nephritis.

CharacteristicsPreeclampsia, OR (95% CI)< 37 Weeks, OR (95% CI)
No Previous Lupus Nephritis, n = 64Previous Lupus Nephritis, n = 43No Previous Lupus Nephritis, n = 64Previous Lupus Nephritis, n = 43
Maternal age, yrs
  ≤ 351.001.001.001.00
  > 353.55 (0.87–14.13)2.08 (0.47–9.29)0.91 (0.17–5.02)1.78 (0.41–7.80)
BMI, kg/m2
  ≤ 301.0***
  > 3010.70 (1.5–75.8)
Prepregnancy eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2
  ≥ 901.001.00*1.00
  < 9022.5 (1.86–271.95)12.00 (2.16–66.55)1.25 (0.27–5.77)
Proteinuria at booking
  Trace or none1.001.00*1.00
  1 + or more1.18 (0.12–11.42)5.7 (1.25–25.92)4.05 (0.99–16.57)
Systolic BP, mmHg at booking
  ≤ 1301.001.001.001.00
  > 1302.12 (0.20–23.02)3.71 (0.83–16.55)2.94 (0.26–32.97)5.57 (1.22–25.36)
Diastolic BP, mmHg at booking
  ≤ 801.001.001.001.00
  > 807.29 (1.22–43.41)4.82 (1.02–22.84)4.33 (0.65–28.86)4.06 (0.88–19.86)
  • * No women in one or more outcome category, therefore OR not calculated. SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; BMI: body mass index; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; BP: blood pressure.