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Table 2 Clinical diagnosis and seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in arthritis patients in eastern China

From: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in arthritis patients in eastern China

Clinical diagnosis

Patients with anti-T. gondii antibodies

No. tested

No. positive

% (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Rheumatoid arthritis

238

59

24.8 (19.48 – 30.70)

2.20 (1.53 – 3.14)

<0.001

Reactive arthritis

122

29

23.8 (16.05 – 30.84)

2.09 (1.31 – 3.30)

0.002

Osteoarthritis

142

27

19.0 (13.38 – 25.90)

1.56 (0.98 – 2.49)

0.060

Infectious arthritis

109

20

18.4 (10.89 – 26.26)

1.50 (0.89 – 2.53)

0.132

Gouty arthritis

209

31

14.8 (10.05 – 19.71)

1.16 (0.75 – 1.79)

0.500

Total

820

166

20.2 (17.44 – 23.01)

1.69 (1.30 – 2.21)

<0.001