Table 2 Relationship between Sjögren's syndrome and thyroid disease among lupus‐unaffected relatives (n = 2291).
| Autoimmune thyroid disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Absent | Total | |
| Sjögren's syndrome | |||
| Present | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| Absent | 265 | 1982 | 2247 |
| Total | 281 | 2010 | 2291 |
χ2>20, p<0.001; odds ratio 4 (95% CI 2.1 to 7.5).