Table 2 Comparison of incidence and hazard ratio of chronic fatigue syndrome stratified by sex, age and comorbidity between patients with and without peptic ulcer disease.

From: How peptic ulcer disease could potentially lead to the lifelong, debilitating effects of chronic fatigue syndrome: an insight

Variable

Peptic ulcer disease

Crude HR (95% CI)

Adjusted HR† (95% CI)

No

Yes

Event

PY

Rate#

Event

PY

Rate#

All

313

521,915

0.60

645

532,843

1.21

2.01(1.75, 2.30)***

1.83(1.59, 2.11)***

Sex

Female

158

274,642

0.58

352

282,402

1.25

2.15(1.79, 2.60)***

2.06(1.69, 2.52)***

Male

155

247,273

0.63

293

250,441

1.17

1.86(1.53, 2.26)***

1.61(1.31, 1.97)***

Stratify age

 ≤ 49

45

111,983

0.40

107

119,112

0.90

2.22(1.56, 3.14)***

2.01(1.39, 2.89)***

50–65

49

175,368

0.52

204

178,893

1.14

2.19(1.71, 2.80)***

2.04(1.57, 2.65)***

65 + 

177

234,563

0.75

334

234,839

1.42

1.87(1.56, 2.25)***

1.68(1.38, 2.03)***

Comorbidity‡

No

152

311,769

0.49

196

183,995

1.07

2.18(1.76, 2.69)***

2.23(1.80, 2.75)***

Yes

161

210,146

0.77

449

348,848

1.29

1.66(1.38, 1.98)***

1.71(1.43, 2.05)***

  1. Rate#, incidence rate, per 1,000 person-years; Crude HR, crude hazard ratio.
  2. Adjusted HR†: multivariable analysis including age, sex, and comorbidities of diabetes, obesity, renal disease, rhematoid arthritis, HIV, and malignancy, untreated hypothyroidism, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, HBV, HCV, depression, anxiety, bipolar affective disorders, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, dementia, anorexia or bulimia nervosa, and alcohol or other substance abuse.
  3. Comorbidity‡: Patients with any one of the comorbidities diabetes, obesity, renal disease, rhematoid arthritis, HIV, malignancy, untreated hypothyroidism, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, HBV, HCV, depression, anxiety, bipolar affective disorders, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, dementia, anorexia or bulimia nervosa, and alcohol or other substance abuse were classified as the comorbidity group.
  4. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.