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Table 2 relation between myasthenic crisis frequency and thymectomy

From: Frequency of myasthenic crisis in relation to thymectomy in generalized myasthenia gravis: A 17-year experience

 

Thymectomized patients (n = 110)

Non-thymectomized patients (n = 109)

P value

Patients with myasthenic crisis (n = 62)

20

42*

0.001

Episodes of myasthenic crisis (n = 89)

25

64†

0.016

  1. * This group had more probability of having crisis with an odds ratio of 2.8 (with 95% confidence interval of 1.5 to 5.2)
  2. † Myasthenic crises were more prevalent in this group with a relative risk of 2.6 (with 95% confidence interval of 1.8 to 3.8)
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