In contrast, at age 5 prior worm infestation demonstrated some evidence as a protective factor against RA (odds ratio 0.54) but this failed to reach statistical significance (p = 0.4) due to the small number of JRA cases and consequent low statistical power.
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Worm infestations and development of autoimmunity in children - The ABIS study.
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