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. 2023 Jun 9;102(23):e33906. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033906

Table 3.

MS risk assessment (Crude OR) of medical histories

Variables/medical history Reference group (Crude OR (95%CI))
Patient control Normal population All controls
Depression (0.77, 0.48–1.23) (3.1, 1.69–5.96) (1.32, 0.86–2.05)
Measles (1.18, 0.66–2.10) (4.67, 1.99–10.94) (1.95, 1.14–3.32)
Rubella (1.09, 0.47–2.54) (2.25, 0.97–5.21)
Mumps (1, 0.98–1.02) (5.34, 1.99–14.3) (1.30, 0.75–2.24)
Chickenpox (0.98, 0.92–1.04) (4.35, 2.67–7.10) (0.99, 0.96–1.01)
Influenza (1.34, 0.29–6.06) (1.34, 0.29–6.06) (1.34, 0.37–4.80)
Migraine (0.44, 0.27–0.70) (13.9, 4.20–46.1) (1.03, 0.66–1.62)
Seizure (0.08, 0.01–0.37) (0.18, 0.04–0.78)
Parkinson (0.74, 0.25–2.17) (6.15, 0.73–51.5) (1.3, 0.47–3.82)
Headache (0.21, 0.10–0.45) (9.37, 1.17–74.7) (0.46, 0.21–0.97)
Epilepsy (0.10, 0.01–0.84) (0.21, 0.02–1.7)
Amnesia (0.68, 0.25–1.84) (1.41, 0.53–3.77)
Hypothyroidism (0.49, 0.23–1.05) (1.1, 0.45–2.66) (0.69, 0.34–1.40)
Hyperthyroidism (1.06, 0.87–1.30) (1.1, 0.85–1.42)
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (1, 0.06–16) (0.49, 0.04–5.53) (0.66, 0.06–6.43)
Psoriasis (2.01, 0.18–22.3) (4.03, 0.36–44.7)
Myasthenia gravis (3.82, 1.04–13.9) (7.70, 2.12–27.9)
Hypertension (0.17, 0.03–0.79) (2.01, 0.18–22.3) (0.32, 0.07–1.47)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (0.20, 0.05–0.71) (1, 0.19–5.01) (0.34, 0.09–1.18)
Kidney disease (0.82, 0.24–2.76) (0.82, 0.24–2.76) (0.82, 0.28–2.38)
Family history of type 1 diabetes mellitus (0.26, 0.07–0.95) (0.53, 0.14–1.95)
Family history of Leukemia (0.19, 0.02–1.69) (0.19, 0.02–1.69) (0.19, 0.02–1.54)
Family history of MS (1.42, 0.67–2.98) (9.79, 2.24–42.7) (2.53, 1.25–5.15)
Head trauma (1.99, 1.12–3.54) (4.03, 1.99–8.14) (2.69, 1.62–4.47)
Antibiotic consumption for 2 wk or more during the last 3 yr (1.33, 0.78–2.27) (1.39, 0.81–2.38) (1.36, 0.86–2.15)
Antibiotic consumption between 13–19 years old (2.48, 0.86–7.20) (3.12, 0.99–9.86) (2.77, 1.14–6.69)
Co-Amoxiclav (using ≥ 2 wk during the last 3 yr) (1.62, 0.52–5.05) (0.88, 0.33–2.34) (1.14, 0.47–2.78)
Cefixime (using ≥ 2 weeks during the last 3 yr) (1.17, 0.38–3.55) (3.5, 0.73–17.5) (1.77, 0.63–4.97)
Cefalexin (using ≥ 2 weeks during the last 3 years) (2.38, 0.60–9.34) (7.21, 0.87–59.2) (3.5, 1.03–12.4)
Azithromycin (using ≥ 2 wk during the last 3 yr) (1.77, 0.51–6.16) (1.77, 0.51–6.16) (1.77, 0.63–4.97)
Amoxicillin (using ≥ 2 wk during the last 3 yr) (2.72, 1.11–6.68) (4.84, 1.60–14.5) (3.49, 1.61–7.55)
Metronidazole (using ≥ 2 wk during the last 3 yr) (1.25, 0.33–4.74) (2.5, 0.67–9.55)

CI = confidence interval, MS = multiple sclerosis, OR = odds ratio.