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Table 4 Putative factors associated with local injection-site reactions and lipoatrophy

From: Prevalence of cutaneous adverse events associated with long-term disease-modifying therapy and their impact on health-related quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study

 

Local injection-site reactions*

Lipoatrophy

 

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Atopy

1.14

0.59–2.21

0.692

1.17

0.55–2.49

0.691

Use of auto-injector

1.45

0.80–2.64

0.219

1.01

0.49–2.07

0.977

Sex

0.88

0.46–1.68

0.690

0.41

0.16–1.03

0.058

Body mass index

1.00

0.94–1.07

0.898

0.98

0.91–1.06

0.629

  1. *Local injections-site reactions include erythema, ecchymosis, and subcutaneous swelling.