Table 4.
Significant and marginally insignificant factors for bullous pemphigoid.
| Bullous pemphigoid | |
|---|---|
| Factor | p Value |
| Lifetime sunburns | 0.106 |
| Exposure to heavy metals | 0.098 |
| Celery | 0.094 |
| Digoxin | 0.088 |
| DPP4-I medication | 0.088 |
| Daily echinacae | 0.087 |
| Daily hot chocolate | 0.072 |
| Smoking | 0.682 |
| Calcium channel blocker | 0.063 |
| Tomatoes | 0.061 |
| Daily glucosamine | 0.046 |
| Daily multivitamins | 0.043 |
| Mental stress | 0.007 |
| Daily green/herbal tea | 0.004 |
| Daily alternative medication use | 0.001 |
| Daily fish oil supplement | 0.001 |
| Daily calcium supplement | 0.001 |
| Lime cleaning product | 0.001 |
Refer to Supplementary material S1 for full list of questions and definitions of alternative medications.