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Table 2 Interaction between HLA-Cw*0602 and streptococcal status

From: HLA-Cw*0602 associates with a twofold higher prevalence of positive streptococcal throat swab at the onset of psoriasis: a case control study

  

-/+

+/+

ORa

 
  

N

%

N

%

OR

95% CI

p

HLA-Cw*0602/Streptococci

       

Guttate

(n = 143)

12

32

67

63

3.5

1.5–8.7

<0.01

Plaque

(n = 439)

16

5

15

11

2.3

1.0–5.1

<0.02

Control

(n = 454)

7

2

1

2

1.2

0.02–9.7

0.6

  1. aOR = Odds Ratio (HLA-Cw*0602 positive individuals compared to HLA-Cw*0602 negative individuals)
  2. bCI = confidence interval
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BMC Dermatology

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