Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and reproductive histories of women between 15 and 50 years with SLE
N = 125 | Frequency/mean ± SD | Percent/range |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | 33.48 ± 9.3 | 15-50 |
Disease duration, years | 8.4 ± 6.9 | 1-35 |
Education | ||
• Less than elementary education | 27 | 21.6% |
• Secondary education | 13 | 10.4% |
• Less than or equal to high school | 40 | 32.0% |
• Bachelor degree | 38 | 30.4% |
• Master degree/Doctorate | 7 | 5.6% |
Marital status | ||
• Married/living with male partner | 71 | 56.8% |
• Divorced | 6 | 4.8% |
• Widowed | 2 | 1.6% |
• Not married | 46 | 36.8% |
Income | ||
• < 10,000 THB per month | 85 | 68.0% |
• 10,000-30,000 THB per month | 35 | 28.0% |
• > 30,000 THB per month | 5 | 4.0% |
SLE activity in the past 6 months | ||
• Active with renal involvement | 42 | 33.6% |
• Active with minor organs involvement | 17 | 13.6% |
• Inactive | 66 | 52.8% |
History of thrombosis | ||
• Yes | 10 | 8.0% |
• No | 115 | 92.0% |
Potential teratogenic drug use | ||
• Yes | 27 | 21.6% |
• No | 98 | 78.4% |
Hysterectomy | 3 | 4.23% |
Ever pregnant | 71 | 56.8% |
Total pregnancies among those ever pregnant | 1.97 ± 0.92 | 1-5 |
Being pregnant, unplanned | 7 | 5.60% |
Women pregnant after diagnosed SLE | 24 | 19.24% |
• Total pregnancies after diagnosed SLE | 1.46 ± 0.78 | 1-4 |
• Unplanned (n = 13) | 1.31 ± 0.85 | 1-4 |
Live births (n = 56) | 1.91 ± 0.82 | 1-5 |
Early miscarriages (n = 12) | 1.083 ± 0.29 | 1- 2 |
Induced abortions (n = 11) | 1.09 ± 0.30 | 1-2 |
• Uncontrolled severe SLE | 6/11 | 54.55% |
• Socioeconomic/psychosocial cause | 5/11 | 45.55% |