Main demographic characteristics of APS patients with and without thrombocytopenia
| With thrombocytopenia (n=40) | Without thrombocytopenia (n=131) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 5 | 19 |
| Female | 35 | 112 |
| Age (years; mean (SD)) | 35 (9.5) | 38 (10) |
| (range) | (19-60) | (15-71) |
| Disease duration (years; mean (SD)) | 8.1 (5) | 6.7 (4) |
| (range) | (1.5-23) | (1-24) |
| Follow up period (years; mean (SD)) | 6.2 (4.2) | 5.8 (4.8) |
| (range) | (1-9) | (1-12) |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Primary APS (%) | 11 (27) | 60 (45) |
| SLE associated APS (%) | 22 (55) | 53 (40) |
| LLD associated APS (%) | 7 (8) | 18 (14) |
APS: antiphospholipid syndrome; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; LLD lupus-like disease.