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Table 2 Incidence rate and relative risk for ischemic heart disease in patients with Behçet’s syndrome and in propensity score-matched control subjects

From: Is Behçet’s syndrome associated with an increased risk of ischemic heart disease? A real-world evidence in Taiwan

 

Behçet’s syndrome

(n = 1554)

Control

(n = 3108)

Ischemic heart disease

 Cases, n (%)

29 (1.9)

63 (2.0)

 Person-years

10,909

21,554

 IR (95% CI)*

2.7 (1.9–3.8)

2.9 (2.2–3.7)

 aHR (95% CI)**

1.03 (0.66–1.62)

reference

 sHR

1.00 (0.64–1.57)

reference

  1. *Expressed per 1000 person-years
  2. **Adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, COPD, and use of NSAIDs, corticosteroids, statins, and aspirin
  3. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; IR, incidence rate; aHR, adjusted hazard ratio; sHR, sub-distribution hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval
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