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Prevalence of significant carditis at primary episodes and recurrences.
| Significant degree of carditis | Acute episodes |
Total of episodes, n (%) | p | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary n (%) | Recurrences n (%) | |||||
| Yes | 141 (30.3) | 69 (57.1) | 210 (35.9) | 0.000 | 3.093 | 1.727– 5.540 |
| No | 324 (69.7) | 51 (42.9) | 375 (64.1) | |||
| Total n (%) | 465 (100) | 120 (100) | 585 (100) | |||
