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- Table 1
- Mean body mass index for each body silhouette of male and female participants at the time of the study.
Gender /Group Body silhouette 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Male MS patients 23.9 21.7 23.4 25.7 26.9 31.2 31.6 37.2 44.7 Controls N/A 22.3 23.1 26.7 26.5 30.3 30.9 38.4 N/A Female MS patients 19.7 21 23.5 25.7 27.7 30.7 35.3 39.9 33.8 Controls 19.5 21.1 23.7 26.8 29.9 32.9 35.9 38.1 38.5 All values are means, MS - multiple sclerosis, N/A - not available
- Table 2
- Unadjusted analysis of the association between body size during different school levels and the odds of developing multiple sclerosis.
School level /Body size MS patients Controls Crude OR (95% CI) P-value n=307 n=307 n (%) Primary school 1 99 (32) 117 (38) 0.67 (0.40–1.13) 0.134 2 83 (27) 92 (30) 0.72 (0.42–1.22) 0.223 3 44 (14) 35 (11) Reference 4 31 (10) 46 (15) 0.54 (0.28–1.01) 0.055 5 23 (8) 13 (4) 1.41 (0.63–3.17) 0.410 6–9 27 (9) 4 (1) 5.37 (1.72–16.79) 0.004 Intermediate school 1 46 (15) 77 (25) 0.70 (0.40–1.21) 0.199 2 94 (31) 93 (30) 1.18 (0.71–1.95) 0.520 3 42 (14) 49 (16) Reference 4 46 (15) 59 (19) 0.91 (0.52–1.60) 0.742 5 40 (13) 17 (6) 2.75 (1.36–5.54) 0.005 6–9 39 (13) 12 (4) 3.79 (1.76–8.17) 0.001 Secondary school 1 30 (10) 48 (16) 0.94 (0.53–1.67) 0.827 2 80 (26) 66 (22) 1.80 (1.11–2.90) 0.018 3 50 (16) 77 (25) Reference 4 62 (20) 65 (21) 1.41 (0.86–2.32) 0.177 5 36 (12) 33 (11) 1.64 (0.91–2.96) 0.103 6–9 49 (16) 18 (6) 4.08 (2.14–7.81) <0.001 University 1 32 (11) 37 (12) 1.04 (0.57–1.89) 0.895 2 64 (21) 55 (18) 1.38 (0.83–2.29) 0.219 3 54 (18) 67 (22) Reference 4 52 (17) 77 (25) 0.80 (0.49–1.33) 0.392 5 52 (17) 44 (15) 1.42 (0.83–2.44) 0.201 6–9 48 (16) 24 (8) 2.41 (1.31–4.43) 0.005 MS - multiple sclerosis, OR - odds ratio, CI - confidence interval
- Table 3
- Multivariable analysis of the association between body size during different school levels and the odds of developing multiple sclerosis.
School level /Body size All* Females Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value Primary school 1 1.12 (0.55–2.26) 0.762 1.70 (0.75–3.88) 0.206 2 0.85 (0.45–1.60) 0.614 1.18 (0.56–2.49) 0.671 3 Reference Reference 4 0.36 (0.17–0.76) 0.007 0.41 (0.18–0.95) 0.039 5 0.51 (0.18–1.45) 0.207 0.96 (0.26–3.51) 0.951 6–9 1.57 (0.41–6.05) 0.516 1.04 (0.24–4.60) 0.958 Intermediate school 1 0.39 (0.17–0.90) 0.029 0.25 (0.09–0.66) 0.005 2 0.87 (0.46–1.65) 0.675 0.46 (0.21–0.98) 0.045 3 Reference Reference 4 1.07 (0.54–2.14) 0.845 0.87 (0.39–1.95) 0.740 5 3.75 (1.41–10) 0.008 3.04 (1.01–9.11) 0.047 6–9 3.75 (1.10–12.78) 0.035 4.59 (1.01–20.86) 0.048 Secondary school 1 0.82 (0.32–2.16) 0.694 0.87 (0.30–2.48) 0.788 2 1.68 (0.90–3.12) 0.101 1.79 (0.88–3.63) 0.109 3 Reference Reference 4 1.40 (0.73–2.68) 0.311 1.61 (0.73–3.55) 0.242 5 1.23 (0.49–3.07) 0.656 1.61 (0.53–4.87) 0.400 6–9 1.49 (0.45–4.90) 0.515 1.44 (0.34–6.09) 0.617 University 1 1.92 (0.80–4.60) 0.144 1.69 (0.67–4.26) 0.269 2 1.31 (0.72–2.39) 0.378 1.56 (0.80–3.05) 0.194 3 Reference Reference 4 0.60 (0.33–1.07) 0.084 0.68 (0.33–1.40) 0.291 5 1.03 (0.51–2.09) 0.930 0.92 (0.39–2.16) 0.851 6–9 0.97 (0.37–2.57) 0.950 0.79 (0.24–2.58) 0.696 *Adjusted for age, gender, and hospital, OR - odds ratio, CI - confidence interval
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