Table 2.

Association between autoimmune disorders and pancreatic cancer diagnosis in patients followed in general practices in Germany.

Variable	Patients with pancreatic cancer (%, n=5,440)	Control patients (%, n=27,200)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value
Inflammatory bowel diseases	1.84 (100)	1.08 (294)	1.67 (1.33-2.11)	<0.001
Rheumatoid arthritis	3.75 (204)	3.08 (838)	1.20 (1.03-1.41)	0.022
Psoriasis	3.51 (191)	3.13 (851)	1.11 (0.94-1.30)	0.211
Systemic lupus erythematosus	0.07 (4)	0.05 (14)	1.25 (0.41-3.84)	0.691
Autoimmune thyroiditis	2.57 (140)	2.52 (685)	1.00 (0.84-1.21)	0.965
Multiple sclerosis	0.44 (24)	0.34 (92)	1.26 (0.80-1.97)	0.322

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.