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Table 4 Associations between pemphigoid and AD

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

Characteristic

AD

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Overall a

1.38 (1.11, 1.71)

1.39 (1.12, 1.73)

Subgroups

  

 Age, yearsb

  

  60–69

3.01 (0.50, 18.09)

2.18 (0.36, 13.09)

  70–79

1.22 (0.73, 2.03)

1.27 (0.76, 2.13)

  80+

1.40 (1.10, 1.79)

1.40 (1.10, 1.78)

 Sex c

  

  Male

1.14 (0.82, 1.58)

1.11 (0.80, 1.55)

  Female

1.59 (1.20, 2.10)

1.63 (1.23, 2.15)

 Race d

  

  White

1.20 (0.93, 1.55)

1.21 (0.94, 1.56)

  Black

1.53 (0.85, 2.73)

1.53 (0.84, 2.78)

  Hispanic

3.45 (1.33, 8.95)

3.13 (1.14, 8.59)

  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 group, insurance status, active tobacco use, obesity, chronic pulmonary disease, moderate to severe kidney disease and depression
  4. b Adjusted for insurance status, active tobacco use obesity, chronic pulmonary disease, moderate to severe kidney disease and depression
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