Table 1

Incidence of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies in the various obstetrical profiles. Data are number (%).

Obstetrical ProfileN*aCL IgGaCL IgMAnti-ß2-GPI IgG**Anti-ß2-GPI IgM**LAC
LowMHLowMHLowMHLowMH
Absence of obstetrical criteria (aPL carrier)65 (46.8)7 (10.8)19 (29.2)3 (4.6)9 (13.8)8 (12.3)22 (33.8)7 (10.8)15 (23.1)7 (10.8)
Incomplete obstetrical criteria74††(53.2)13 (17.6)15 (20.3)6 (8.1)13 (17.6)8 (10.8)11 (14.9)16 (21.6)13 (17.6)0 (0.0)
Total139 (100)20 (14.4)34 (24.5)9 (6.5)22 (15.8)16 (11.5)33 (23.7)23 (16.5)28 (20.1)7 (5.0)
  • * No. pregnancies.

  • ** Anti-ß2-GPI IgG and IgM were not determined in 11 pregnancies. Low: low titer, ≥ 95th ≤ 99th. MH: medium or high titer, ≥ 99th.

  • 40 women did not have previous pregnancies.

  • †† Of these, 46 women had had 2 abortions. LAC: lupus anticoagulant; aCL: anticardiolipin; GPI: glycoprotein.