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Rate and rate ratios of ophthalmological complications in GCA compared with reference background population.
| Participants | n | Cases Person-yrs | Rate | n | References Person-yrs | Rate | Rate Ratio | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 100 | 4772 | 20.9 | 146 | 20,931 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 2.3–3.8 | < 0.001 |
| Men | 30 | 1137 | 26.3 | 36 | 4987 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2.1–6.0 | < 0.001 |
| Women | 70 | 3635 | 19.2 | 110 | 15,944 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 2.0–3.7 | < 0.001 |
GCA: giant cell arteritis.
