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Table 3 Rate ratios for immune-mediated diseases following admission for rickets

From: Hospital admissions for vitamin D related conditions and subsequent immune-mediated disease: record-linkage studies

Disease

O

E

RR (95% CI)

P-value

Asthma (aged 5 to 54)

21

32.7

0.6 (0.4 to 1.0)

0.05

Celiac disease

10

1

10.3 (4.9 to 18.9)

<0.001

Myxoedema

26

17.7

1.5 (1.0 to 2.2)

0.06

Pernicious anemia

6

1.6

3.7 (1.4 to 8.0)

0.002

Rheumatoid arthritis

9

5

1.8 (0.8 to 3.4)

0.12

Thyrotoxicosis

7

2.1

3.4 (1.4 to 6.9)

0.002

  1. O Observed number of cases; E Expected number, RR Rate ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval.