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Table 2 Comparison of the ANA-positive rate between 152 patients with LAM and healthy controls

From: Comorbid connective tissue diseases and autoantibodies in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a retrospective cohort study

 

Country

Year

Participants

Number of subjects

ANA 1:40 or higher

p-value

ANA 1:160 or higher

p-value

Our study

Japan

2016

Patients with LAM

152

41/130 (31.5%)

9/130 (6.9%)

Hayashi [6]

Japan

2001

Healthy women

257

89/257 (34.6%)

0.62 *

34/257 (13.2%)

0.09 *

Hayashi [22]

Japan

2008

Healthy women

1409

446/1409 (31.7%)

1.0 *

174/1409 (12.3%)

0.09 *

Asanuma [23]

Japan

1997

Healthy people

113

51/113 (45.1%)

0.04 *

11/113 (9.7%)

0.57 *

  1. * Chi-square test
  2. Abbreviations: ANA anti-nuclear antibody, LAM lymphangioleiomyomatosis