Table III.

Risk analyses^a.

N=32	Stage 2	Stage 1	Total
RO	5	11	16	P=0.0011
DE	14	2	16	OR=0.06
Total	19	13	32	95% CI=0.01-0.40
N=133	Stage 3	Stage 2	Total
RO	81	5	86	P=0.0001
DE	33	14	47	OR=6.87
Total	114	19	133	95% CI=2.29-20.61
N=146	Stage 3	Stage 1+2	Total
RO	81	16	97	P=0.026
DE	33	16	49	OR=2.45
Total	114	32	146	95% CI=1.10-5.47

^aRisk analyses starting from the assumption that the lack of information that exists in the Romanian system may be a risk factor regarding the development of new lethal diseases or a rapid increase from stage 1 to stage 3. DE, German patient group; RO, Romanian patient group. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.