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Table 3 Associations between pemphigus and AD

From: Pemphigus and pemphigoid are associated with Alzheimer’s disease in older adults: evidence from the US Nationwide inpatient sample 2016–2018

 

AD

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Overall a

1.71 (1.12, 2.59)

1.69 (1.10, 2.57)

Subgroups

  

 Age, years b

  

  60–69

2.00 (0.12, 32.42)

2.78 (0.10, 81.44)

  70–79

1.57 (0.63, 3.89)

1.48 (0.59, 3.73)

  80+

1.76 (1.10, 2.81)

1.72 (1.08, 2.75)

 Sex c

  

  Male

1.63 (0.93, 2.86)

1.58 (0.89, 2.80)

  Female

1.78 (1.02, 3.11)

1.78 (1.02, 3.12)

 Race d

  

  White

1.56 (0.96, 2.54)

1.55 (0.95, 2.53)

  Black

1.00 (0.19, 5.31)

0.97 (0.19, 5.03)

  Hispanic

2.75 (0.90, 8.41)

2.99 (0.93, 9.60)

  1. Significant values are shown in bold
  2. AD Alzheimer’s disease, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  3. a c, d Adjusted for age, active tobacco use, obesity and chronic pulmonary disease
  4. b Adjusted for active tobacco use, obesity and chronic pulmonary disease
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