Effect of ethnicity on clinical presentation and risk of antiphospholipid syndrome in Roma and Caucasian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus : a multicenter cross-sectional study

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AIM: To determine if there are ethnic differences in the prevalence of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), clinical presentation and autoantibody profile between Roma and Caucasian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted including data from Roma and Caucasian SLE patients consecutively attending six hospitals in Spain. Socio-demographic characteristics, prevalence of APS, clinical and analytical features of SLE and APS were compared between ethnic groups.

RESULTS: Data from 52 Roma and 98 Caucasian SLE patients were included. Roma SLE patients had a higher risk (odds ratio 2.56, 95% CI 1.02-6.39) and prevalence of APS (28.8% vs. 13.3%, P = 0.027). Furthermore, Roma SLE patients had a statistically significant higher prevalence of abortions (23.5% vs. 10.2%, P = 0.049). In relation to other APS diagnostic criteria, Roma SLE patients had a non-statistically significant higher prevalence of fetal deaths (14.3% vs. 5.1%, P = 0.106) and thrombotic events (21.1% vs. 12.2%, P = 0.160). In relation to SLE clinical features, Roma patients had a significantly higher prevalence of arthritis (75% vs. 57.1%, P = 0.034) and non-significant higher prevalence of serositis (44.2% vs. 29.6%, P = 0.104), discoid lesions (11.5% vs. 5.1%, P = 0.191), oral ulcers (46.1% vs. 34.7%, P = 0.218) and livedo reticularis (21.1% vs. 15.3%, P = 0.374). No statistically significant differences were found in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Damage Index or the autoimmune serological profile.

CONCLUSION: Prevalence and risk of APS were significantly higher in Roma SLE patients. Furthermore, Roma patients had a significantly higher prevalence of abortions and a non-significant higher prevalence of fetal deaths and thrombotic events.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International journal of rheumatic diseases - 21(2018), 11 vom: 10. Nov., Seite 2028-2035

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manzano-Gamero, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Pardo-Cabello, Alfredo J [VerfasserIn]
Vargas-Hitos, José A [VerfasserIn]
Zamora-Pasadas, Mónica [VerfasserIn]
Navarrete-Navarrete, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Sabio, José M [VerfasserIn]
Jáimez-Gámiz, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Ríos-Fernandez, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Ortego-Centeno, Norberto [VerfasserIn]
Ayala-Gutierrez, M Mar [VerfasserIn]
de Ramón, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Colodro-Ruíz, Agustín [VerfasserIn]
Micó-Giner, Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Castillo-Palma, María J [VerfasserIn]
Robles-Marhuenda, Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Luna-Del Castillo, Juan de Dios [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez-Alonso, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Spanish Autoimmune Diseases Study Group (GEAS) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Biomarkers
Clinical aspects
Comparative Study
Disease etiology and pathogenesis - human
Drug treatment
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Systemic lupus erythematous

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Date Completed 09.04.2019

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1756-185X.13117

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM272733636