Autoimmune Disease Prevalence in a Multiple Sclerosis Cohort in Argentina

Table 2

Comorbid autoimmune disease prevalence and risk of MS.

	MS, (%)	Control, (%)	OR (95% CI)	value
Any autoimmune disease	60 (28%)	67 (32%)	0.85 (0.6–1.3)	0.5
Autoimmune thyroid disease	20 (9%)	13 (6%)	1.59 (0.8–3.3)	0.2
Asthma	11 (6%)	22 (11%)	0.5 (0.2–1)	0.06
Atopic dermatitis	10 (5%)	18 (9%)	0.54 (0.2–1.2)	0.1
Type I Diabetes	5 (3%)	5 (3%)	1 (0.3–3.4)	1
Pernicious anemia	3 (2%)	7 (4%)	0.45 (0.1–1.9)	0.3
Autoimmune uveitis	2 (1%)	1 (0.5%)	2.02 (0.2–22)	0.6
Psoriasis	1 (0.5%)	7 (4%)	0.13 (0–1.1)	0.06
Celiac disease	1 (0.5%)	3 (2%)	0.33 (0–3.2)	0.3
Crohn’s disease	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.1–16)	0.9
Rheumatoid arthritis	1 (0.5%)	3 (2%)	0.3 (0–3.2)	0.3