Table 3 Pathological findings observed in liver specimens of 80 itai-itai disease cases and 70 control cases
Pathological finding | IID | Control | χ2 P-value | Odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Fibrosis | 19 (24) | 4 (6) | 0.0022 | 5.13 (1.66–16.0) |
Hemosiderosis | 15 (19) | 1 (1) | 0.0006 | 15.9 (2.04–124) |
Inflammation | ||||
Infiltration of lymphocyte | 8 (11) | 7 (9) | 0.585 | 0.743 (0.255–2.16) |
Hepatitis | 2 (3) | — | — | — |
Steatosis | 6 (8) | 7 (10) | 0.587 | 0.730 (0.233–2.28) |
Carcinoma | 0 (0) | — | — | — |
