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. 2021 Jan 28;372:m4931. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4931

Table 2.

Cohort analysis of one year follow-up of girls aged 11-14 years vaccinated in South Korea in 2017

Organ system disorders HPV vaccinated group HPV unvaccinated group
No of serious adverse events Person years Incidence rate* (95% CI) No of serious adverse events Person years Incidence rate* (95% CI)
Endocrine diseases:
 Graves’ disease 136 408 038 33.3 (28.2 to 39.4) 20 60 579 33.0 (21.3 to 51.2)
 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis 215 407 768 52.7 (46.1 to 60.3) 22 60 547 36.3 (23.9 to 55.2)
 Hyperthyroidism 508 407 603 124.6 (114.3 to 136.0) 61 60 533 100.8 (78.4 to 129.5)
 Hypothyroidism 1227 406 033 302.2 (285.7 to 319.6) 138 60 350 228.7 (193.5 to 270.2)
 Type 1 diabetes 82 408 331 20.1 (16.2 to 24.9) 17 60 623 28.0 (17.4 to 45.1)
Gastrointestinal diseases:
 Crohn’s disease 83 408 239 20.3 (16.4 to 25.2) 7 60 615 11.6 (5.5 to 24.2)
 Ulcerative colitis 25 408 310 6.1 (4.1 to 9.1) 4 60 627 6.6 (2.5 to 17.6)
 Peptic ulcer diseases 6297 397 433 1584.0 (1546.0 to 1624.0) 770 59 422 1296.0 (1207.0 to 1391.0)
 Pancreatitis 902 406 716 221.8 (207.8 to 236.7) 114 60 400 188.7 (157.1 to 226.8)
Cardiovascular diseases:
 Raynaud’s disease 39 408 327 9.6 (7.0 to 13.1) 3 60 628 5.0 (1.6 to 15.3)
 Venous thromboembolism 26 408 340 6.4 (4.3 to 9.4) 6 60 628 9.9 (4.5 to 22.0)
 Vasculitis 161 408 129 39.5 (33.8 to 46.0) 27 60 605 44.6 (30.6 to 65.0)
 Hypotension 792 407 401 194.4 (181.3 to 208.4) 87 60 543 143.7 (116.5 to 177.3)
Musculoskeletal and systemic diseases:
 Ankylosing spondylitis 8 408 361 2.0 (1.0 to 3.9) 0 60 632 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)
 Behcet’s syndrome 27 408 322 6.6 (4.5 to 9.6) 5 60 627 8.3 (3.4 to 19.8)
 Juvenile arthritis 78 408 181 19.1 (15.3 to 23.9) 11 60 601 18.2 (10.1 to 32.8)
 Rheumatoid arthritis 685 407 378 168.1 (156.0 to 181.2) 88 60 515 145.4 (118.0 to 179.2)
 Systemic lupus erythematosus 15 408 340 3.7 (2.2 to 6.1) 0 60 626 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)
Haematological diseases:
 Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura 28 408 292 6.9 (4.7 to 9.9) 9 60 615 14.9 (7.7 to 28.5)
 Henoch-Schönlein’s purpura 246 407 892 60.3 (53.2 to 68.3) 50 60 534 82.6 (62.6 to 109.0)
Dermatological diseases:
 Erythema nodosum 26 408 332 6.4 (4.3 to 9.4) 0 60 628 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)
 Psoriasis 624 407 071 153.3 (141.7 to 165.8) 94 60 469 155.5 (127.0 to 190.3)
Neurological diseases:
 Bell’s palsy 102 408 196 25.0 (20.6 to 30.3) 17 60 607 28.1 (17.4 to 45.1)
 Epilepsy 595 406 345 146.4 (135.1 to 158.7) 74 60 325 122.7 (97.7 to 154.1)
 Narcolepsy 33 408 335 8.1 (5.8 to 11.4) 4 60 628 6.6 (2.5 to 17.6)
 Paralysis 19 408 345 4.7 (3.0 to 7.3) 4 60 626 6.6 (2.5 to 17.6)
 Migraine 4949 400 699 1235.0 (1201.0 to 1270.0) 551 59 835 920.9 (847.1 to 1001.0)
 Guillain-Barré syndrome 5 408 363 1.2 (0.5 to 2.9) 5 60 626 8.3 (3.4 to 19.8)
 Optical neuritis 103 408 211 25.2 (20.8 to 30.6) 9 60 612 14.9 (7.7 to 28.5)
 Neuralgia and neuritis 431 407 703 105.7 (96.2 to 116.2) 62 60 555 102.4 (79.8 to 131.3)
 Intracerebral haemorrhage 38 408 306 9.3 (6.8 to 12.8) 3 60 622 5.0 (1.6 to 15.3)
 Extrapyramidal and movement disorders 215 408 106 52.7 (46.1 to 60.2) 29 60 594 47.9 (33.3 to 68.9)
Tuberculosis 110 408 143 27.0 (22.4 to 32.5) 14 60 612 23.1 (13.7 to 39.0)

HPV=human papillomavirus.

*

Events per 100 000 person years.