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Table 2 Association between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and subsequent Multiple Sclerosis in patients followed in general practices in Germany (univariable Cox regression models)

From: Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increase in the incidence of multiple sclerosis: a retrospective cohort study of 24,934 patients

Patient group

Crohn’s disease

Ulcerative colitis

HR (95% CI)

p-value

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Total

2.09 (1.28–3.39)

0.003

2.35 (1.47–3.78)

 < 0.001

Women

1.72 (0.99–2.98)

0.055

1.95 (1.11–3.43)

0.012

Men

3.92 (1.32–11.66)

0.014

3.60 (1.46–8.85)

0.005