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. 2011 Oct 12;343:d5956. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d5956

Table 2.

 Associations of defined prevalent diseases with vaccination status (vaccinated versus unvaccinated), in subcohorts vaccinated in early and late phases of H1N1 vaccination campaign in Stockholm county, Sweden

Diseases and vaccination status No Prevalence odds ratios (95% CI)
Neurological diseases
Bell’s palsy
 Unvaccinated 3236 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 1998 1.26 (1.19 to 1.34)
 >45 days 1816 1.01 (0.95 to 1.08)
Guillain-Barré syndrome:
 Unvaccinated 408 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 322 1.29 (1.11 to 1.50)
 >45 days 188 0.79 (0.67 to 0.95)
Multiple sclerosis:
 Unvaccinated 1275 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 1866 2.97 (2.76 to 3.20)
 >45 days 654 0.92 (0.83 to 1.01)
Anaesthesia or hypoaesthesia:
 Unvaccinated 991 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 671 1.40 (1.26 to 1.55)
 >45 days 504 0.92 (0.82 to 1.02)
Paraesthesia:
 Unvaccinated 5436 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 3605 1.36 (1.30 to 1.42)
 >45 days 3005 1.01 (0.97 to 1.06)
Polyneuropathy:
 Unvaccinated 1559 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 1556 1.46 (1.36 to 1.57)
 >45 days 833 0.95 (0.88 to 1.04)
Narcolepsy:
 Unvaccinated 86 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 61 1.35 (0.96 to 1.90)
 >45 days 57 1.19 (0.84 to 1.68)
Narcolepsy (aged ≤20 years):
 Unvaccinated 1 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 3 3.53 (0.31 to 39.8)
 >45 days 3 2.69 (0.25 to 28.5)
Autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis:
 Unvaccinated 4861 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 5894 2.03 (1.95 to 2.11)
 >45 days 2695 0.94 (0.89 to 0.98)
Inflammatory bowel disease:
 Unvaccinated 6058 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 4946 1.79 (1.72 to 1.86)
 >45 days 3838 1.17 (1.12 to 1.22)
Type 1 diabetes*:
 Unvaccinated 268 1.00 (reference)
 ≤45 days 1086 6.17 (5.36 to 7.10)
 >45 days 219 0.77 (0.64 to 0.92)

*Population born 1990 or later.