Research Article
Detection of Antiphosphatidylserine/Prothrombin Antibodies and Their Potential Diagnostic Value
Table 2
Antiphospholipid antibodies and LA in a relationship to arterial thrombosis (AT), venous thrombosis (VT), and obstetric complications (OC).
| Antibody | Arterial thrombosis (41) | | No. | value | Odds ratio (95% Cl) | Sensitivity % | Specificity % |
| LA | | 17 | 0.43 | 1.4 (0.6–2.9) | 49 | 59 | aCL | IgG | 34 | <0.001 | 5.5 (2.3–13.4) | 83 | 53 | IgM | 6 | 0.67 | 1.2 (0.4–3.5) | 15 | 88 | Anti-GPI | IgG | 26 | 0.02 | 2.4 (1.2–5.1) | 63 | 58 | IgM | 5 | 0.99 | 1.0 (0.3–2.9) | 12 | 88 | In-house aPS/PT | IgG | 18 | 0.08 | 1.9 (0.9–4.1) | 44 | 71 | IgM | 16 | 0.36 | 1.4 (0.6–2.9) | 39 | 69 | QUANTA Lite aPS/PT | IgG | 17 | 0.03 | 2.3 (1.0–4.9) | 41 | 77 | IgM | 17 | 0.38 | 1.4 (0.7–2.9) | 41 | 66 | LAC | 26 | 0.50 | 1.3 (0.6–2.7) | 62 | 43 |
| | Venous thrombosis (53) | LA | | 31 | <0.001 | 5.6 (2.6–12.2) | 70 | 70 | aCL | IgG | 39 | <0.005 | 3.0 (1.5–6.2) | 74 | 52 | IgM | 12 | 0.010 | 3.5 (1.3–9.2) | 23 | 92 | Anti-GPI | IgG | 35 | <0.001 | 3.2 (1.6–6.5) | 66 | 63 | IgM | 10 | 0.070 | 2.5 (0.9–6.5) | 19 | 91 | In-house aPS/PT | IgG | 27 | <0.001 | 3.5 (1.7–7.0) | 51 | 77 | IgM | 24 | 0.021 | 2.2 (1.1–4.5) | 45 | 73 | QUANTA Lite aPS/PT | IgG | 25 | <0.001 | 4.0 (1.9–8.3) | 47 | 82 | IgM | 26 | 0.013 | 2.4 (1.2–4.7) | 49 | 71 | LAC | 37 | 0.043 | 2.1 (1.0–4.2) | 70 | 47 |
| | Obstetric complications (28) | LA | | 13 | <0.005 | 4.3 (1.6–11.9) | 62 | 73 | aCL | IgG | 22 | <0.001 | 5.8 (2.1–15.9) | 79 | 61 | IgM | 6 | 0.130 | 2.5 (0.8–7.8) | 21 | 90 | Anti-GPI | IgG | 19 | 0.002 | 4.1 (1.7–10.4) | 68 | 66 | IgM | 5 | 0.278 | 2.0 (0.6–6.6) | 18 | 90 | In-house aPS/PT | IgG | 18 | <0.001 | 9.3 (3.5–24.6) | 64 | 84 | IgM | 15 | <0.005 | 4.0 (1.6–9.9) | 54 | 78 | QUANTA Lite aPS/PT | IgG | 14 | <0.001 | 6.3 (2.4–16.7) | 50 | 86 | IgM | 16 | <0.005 | 4.3 (1.7–10.6) | 57 | 76 | LAC | 21 | 0.042 | 2.7 (1.0–9.1) | 75 | 48 |
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aCL: anticardiolipin, anti-GPI: anti-glycoprotein, aPS/PT: anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin, LA: lupus anticoagulant, OR: odds ratio, and CI: confidence interval.
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