Table 2

Pooled event rates of myasthenia Gravis recurrence Post-thymectomy.

VariablesPooled event raten/NNo. of StudiesHeterogeneity I2 (P-value)
MG Recurrence% (95% CI)
Total18.0 (14.7 – 22.0)1865/72877093.6% (<0.001)
Stratified by Sex
 Male31.3 (24.4 – 39.1)148/4321353.3% (0.012)
 Female23.8 (18.7 – 29.8)206/7811364.7% (0.001)
Stratified by Histology
 Thymomatous33.3 (23.4 – 45.0)175/6821782.2% (<0.001)
 Non-thymomatous20.8 (15.3 – 27.5)2320/17821785.1% (<0.001)