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. 2019 May 7;29(4):268–275. doi: 10.1089/cap.2018.0043

Table 2.

Rate of Immunoglobulin A Deficiency in a Pediatric-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Compared with Other Pediatric Populations and Adult Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  N IgA deficient (N) IgA deficient (%) Odds ratioa p-Value 95% CI
Total sample
 OCD 206 31 15
 TS 157 18 11 1.37 0.32 0.73–2.55
 Celiac disease 624 85 14 1.12 0.61 0.72–1.75
 ADHD 534 69 13 1.19 0.45 0.76–1.89
 ASD 524 44 8 1.93 <0.01 1.18–3.16
 Anxiety 1206 99 8 1.98 <0.01 1.28–3.06
Male
 OCD 107 19 18
 TS 112 10 9 1.89 0.06 0.97–4.99
 Celiac disease 240 31 13 1.46 0.24 0.78–2.71
 ADHD 389 39 10 1.94 0.03 1.07–3.52
 ASD 414 35 8 2.75 <0.01 1.23–4.28
 Anxiety 488 45 9 2.13 0.01 1.19–3.81
Female
 OCD 99 12 12
 TS 45 8 18 0.64 0.37 0.24–1.69
 Celiac disease 384 54 14 0.84 0.62 0.43–1.65
 ADHD 145 21 14 0.81 0.60 0.38–1.74
 ASD 110 9 8 1.55 0.35 0.62–3.85
 Anxiety 718 54 8 1.79 0.12 0.87–3.30
Adult
 OCD adult-onset 1042 64 6 2.71 <0.001 1.71–4.28
a

Odds ratio of IgA deficiency in pediatric OCD cohort compared with indicated comparison cohort.