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On the one hand, it makes total sense to me that childhood antibiotics could mess up your digestive tract immune system. On the other hand: "Subgroup analysis
by rossdavidh 4y ago
On the one hand, it makes total sense to me that childhood antibiotics could mess up your digestive tract immune system. On the other hand:
"Subgroup analysis showed that antibiotic use <18 years old was a risk factor for CD development in the Chinese (adjusted OR 4.80, 95% CI 1.62–12.24; P = 0.005) but not in Australian populations (OR 1.80, 95% CI 0.33–9.95; P = 0.498)."
If it were a robust finding, it would not fall apart on subgroup analysis.
- admiralpumpkin 4y agoActually the reverse, we should be skeptical of subgroup analyses, because they are often fishing for results, have issues with multiple comparisons, and are typically underpowered.
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- xxpor 4y agoDifferent antibiotics/doses/frequency of prescription in different countries? Haven't read the whole thing yet though.
- cpncrunch 4y agoJust look at the results table. Even for china it looks like only certain age ranges show the effect. Most likely just random.