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SUBMITTER: Fan YH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7803765 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fan Yu-Hsi YH Leong Pui-Ying PY Chiou Jeng-Yuan JY Wang Yu-Hsun YH Ku Ming-Hsiang MH Wei James Cheng-Chung JC
Scientific reports 20210112 1
To examine the association between endometriosis and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), this nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study was conducted based on National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. Endometriosis (N = 16,758) and non-endometriosis (N = 16,758) groups were identified by matching baseline characteristics and comorbidities. Student's t-tests and the Kaplan-Meier estimator were utilized to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) and cumulative probab ...[more]