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Table 5 Risk of developing concomitant autoimmune diseases in patients with celiac disease with respect to the presence of anti-MICA autoantibodies

From: Autoantibodies against MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A are associated with increased risk of concomitant autoimmune diseases in celiac patients

  

Celiac disease only

Celiac disease with autoimmune disease

  

n = 325

n = 58

Anti-MICA-positive

 

113 (34.8%)

46 (79.3%)

Anti-MICA-negative

 

212 (65.2%)

12 (20.7%)

 

P

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Anti-MICA

<0.0001

6.11

3.22, 11.59

Anti-MICAa

<0.0001

11.69

5.49, 24.90

  1. Risk associated with the presence of anti-MICA in all patients with CD. aAdjusted by age at diagnosis.