Table 3.
Autoimmune conditions in 18 first-degree relatives of 235 hemochromatosis probands1.
| Conditions in relatives | 35 probands with autoimmune conditions | 200 probands without autoimmune conditions | Value of p 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashimoto's thyroiditis | 11.4 (4) | 0.5 (1) | 0.0019 |
| Crohn's disease | 5.7 (2) | 0 | 0.0216 |
| Graves' disease | 2.9 (1) | 0.5 (1) | 0.2762 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 2.9 (1) | 2.0 (4) | 0.5569 |
| Sarcoidosis | 2.9 (1) | 0 | 0.1489 |
| Vitiligo | 2.9 (1) | 0 | 0.1489 |
| Addison's disease | 0 | 0.5 (1) | 0.8511 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 0 | 0.5 (1) | 0.8511 |
| Pernicious anemia | 0 | 0.5 (1) | 0.8511 |
| Scleroderma | 0 | 0.5 (1) | 0.8511 |
1Observations are displayed as % (n) of the proband subgroups who had first-degree relatives with the indicated conditions. Each of two relatives had two autoimmune conditions.
2These are nominal values of p. Bonferroni correction for 10 comparisons yielded a revised p for significance of <0.0050.