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Table 3 Positive familial recurrence of multiple sclerosis according to the degree of relatives

From: Increasing prevalence of familial recurrence of multiple sclerosis in Iran: a population based study of Tehran registry 1999–2015

Relative

Female N (%)

Male N (%)

Total N (%)

P value

Mother

117 (72.2)

45 (27.8)

17(6.86)

0.31

Father

34 (72.3)

13 (27.7)

47 (2.20)

0.61

Sibling

449 (70.2)

191 (29.8)

640 (30.34)

0.00

Offspring

28 (77.8)

8 (22.2)

36 (1.66)

0.84

Maternal/Paternal grandmother

15 (65.2)

8 (34.8)

17 (1.13)

0.32

Maternal/Paternal grandfather

13 (76.5)

4 (23.5)

17 (0.73)

1.00

Maternal aunt/Uncle

137 (74.9)

46 (0.3)

23 (7.79)

0.86

Paternal aunt/Uncle

69 (78.4)

19 (21.6)

88 (4.32)

0.61

Maternal cousin

234 (78.3)

65 (21.7)

363 (13.54)

0.30

Paternal cousin

280 (77.1)

83 (22.9)

88 (15.43)

0.53

Others

267 (77.2)

79 (22.8)

346 (16.0)

0.52

  1. Bold numbers correspond to significant value