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Table 2 Incidence rate ratio of diseases, along with number of episodes of uveitis

From: Recurrent anterior uveitis and subsequent incidence of ankylosing spondylitis: a nationwide cohort study from 2002 to 2013

Disease

Group

No. of diseases

Person-years

IR

IRR (95% CI)

P value

AS

Control subjects

44

52,415

16.9

1 (reference)

 

All uveitis

57

10,483

121.5

7.40 (4.99–10.98)

< 0.001

Recurrent uveitis

21

2038

277.3

17.71 (10.44–30.06)

< 0.001

RA

Control subjects

141

52,241

54.5

1 (reference)

 

All uveitis

30

10,439

64.0

1.16 (0.78–1.71)

0.473

Recurrent uveitis

6

2038

78.6

1.45 (0.64–3.28)

0.377

HIVD

Control subjects

671

51,833

262.2

1 (reference)

 

All uveitis

117

10,329

252.9

0.97 (0.80–1.18)

0.757

Recurrent uveitis

18

2019

238.4

0.93 (0.58–1.48)

0.750

  1. Abbreviations: AS Ankylosing spondylitis, HIVD Herniated intervertebral disc, IR Incidence rate per 100,000 person-years, IRR Incidence rate ratio, RA Rheumatoid arthritis