Table 4.
Comparison of Atherosclerotic, Autoimmune, and Other Diseases by Age
| Outcome | Age (y) |
OR (95% CI) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| > 50 | < 50 | |||
| 235 (87.36) | 34 (12.64) | - | - | |
| CAD | ||||
| Yes | 44 (18.80) | 1 (2.94) | - | .02a,b |
| No | 190 (81.20) | 33 (97.06) | ||
| PAD | ||||
| Yes | 23 (9.83) | 0 (0.00) | - | .05b |
| No | 211 (90.17) | 34 (100.00) | ||
| Thromboembolic disease | ||||
| Yes | 6 (2.59) | 0 (0.00) | - | .99b |
| No | 226 (97.41) | 34 (100.00) | ||
| CVD | ||||
| Yes | 19 (8.15) | 1 (2.94) | - | .49b |
| No | 214 (91.85) | 33 (97.06) | ||
| IBS | ||||
| Yes | 22 (9.36) | 6 (17.65) | 0.48 (0.18, 1.29) | .15 |
| No | 213 (90.64) | 28 (82.35) | ||
| Celiac disease | ||||
| Yes | 11 (4.68) | 1 (2.94) | 1.62 (0.20, 12.96) | .65 |
| No | 224 (95.32) | 33 (97.06) | ||
| Thyroid disease | ||||
| Yes | 61 (25.96) | 5 (14.71) | 2.03 (0.75, 5.49) | .16 |
| No | 174 (74.04) | 29 (85.29) | ||
| Autoimmune diseasec | ||||
| Yes | 26 (11.06) | 5 (14.71) | 0.72 (0.26, 2.03) | .54 |
| No | 209 (88.94) | 29 (85.29) | ||
a
Significant at α = 0.05 level.
b
Fisher’s exact test P value.
c
Autoimmune disease other than celiac and thyroid disease.