ARE MULTIPLE DOMICILE CHANGES A RISK FACTOR FOR MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS - A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

被引:2
作者
SAVETTIERI, G [1 ]
CASTIGLIONE, MG [1 ]
DARPA, A [1 ]
MARCHESI, G [1 ]
FIERRO, B [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PALERMO,IST NEUROPSICHIAT,I-90129 PALERMO,ITALY
关键词
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CHANGES IN RESIDENCE;
D O I
10.1159/000110243
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
A retrospective case-control study was conducted to estimate the possible association between risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the number of changes in residence before the age 20 years. Forty-one patients and 82 controls were interviewed. Using the Mantel-Haenszel estimate of the odds ratio, no association was found between the number of moves and MS.
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