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. 2021 Jul 3;19(5):1214–1227. doi: 10.5114/aoms/139313

Table IV.

The relationship between selected lifestyle factors and ANA pattern staining

Parameter ANA positive
AC 2 (–) AC 2 (+) P-value AC 21 (–) AC 21 (+) P-value AC4/AC5 (–) AC4/AC5 (+) P-value AC9/AC10 (–) AC9/AC10 (+) P-value
n = 130 n = 130 n = 220 n = 40 n = 222 n = 38 n = 232 n = 28
% n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n
Sex (% of men) 33.10 43 23.10 30 0.073 28.20 62 27.50 11 0.929 30.60 68 13.20 5 0.027 24.10 56 60.70 17 < 0.001
Physical activity 35.40 46 39.20 51 0.523 40.90 90 17.50 7 0.005 36.50 81 42.10 16 0.51 36.20 84 46.40 13 0.915
Coronary artery disease 11.50 15 10.80 14 0.845 9.10 20 22.50 9 0.013 12.20 27 5.30 2 0.213 11.60 27 7.10 2 0.486
Myocardial infarction 4.60 6 3.80 5 0.759 3.20 7 10.00 4 0.049 5.00 11 0.00 0 0.162 4.30 10 3.60 1 0.477
Dyslipidemia 57.70 75 46.20 60 0.063 49.10 108 67.50 27 0.032 53.60 119 42.10 16 0.191 50.00 116 67.90 19 0.42
Healthy individuals 33.80 44 42.30 55 0.161 40.50 89 25.00 10 0.064 37.40 83 42.10 16 0.582 39.70 92 25.00 7 0.797

AC – anti-cell, ANA – anti-nuclear antibody.