Other published papers reporting an appendicectomy and ulcerative colitis
| Appendicectomy prevalence (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authors | n | Cases | Controls | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
| Gilat (1987) | 129 | 4 (3.0%) | 26/240 (11%) | 0.29 (0.10–0.79) |
| Gent (1994) | 229 | 11 (4.8%) | 33/229 (14%) | 0.3 (0.10–0.60) |
| Rutgeerts (1994) | 174 | 2 (1.1%) | 41/161 (25%) | 0.034 (0.008–0.14) |
| Wurzelman (1994) | 262 | 39-150 (1.1%) | Not reported | 0.3 (0.1–1.1) |
| Smithson (1994) | 197 | 7 (3.5%) | 26/243 (11%) | 0.20 (0.07–0.53) |
| Russel (1997) | ||||
| Prevalent cases | 232 | 9 (3.9%) | 25/232 (11%) | 0.36 (0.15–0.80) |
| Incident cases | 191 | 12 (6.3%) | 19/191 (10%) | 0.56 (0.22–1.4) |
| Breslin et al (1997) | 177 | 15 (8.5%) | 33/189 (17%) | 0.52 (0.24–1.12)9-151 |
| This study | 201 | 9 (4.5%) | 57/295 (19%) | 0.20 (0.1–0.4) |