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Table 1. Symptoms/signs associated with rupture of silicone breast implant.

				Statistics
			OR	RR	95% CI	p

I. Body ache
	1. Arthralgia
		a. Painful joints for more than 3 mo⁵		1.3	1.0–1.5
		b. Joint pain⁶				< 0.005
	2. Myalgia
		a. Muscle pain⁷				< 0.001
		b. Fibromyalgia⁸	2.7		1.4–5.2
	3. Unspecified
		a. Body pain⁹				0.001
		b. Neck ache⁵		1.5	1.3–1.9
		c. Shoulder ache⁵		1.4	1.1–1.7
		d. Back ache⁵		1.2	1.0–1.5
		e. Hand pain⁷				< 0.001
II. Abnormal fatigue⁵				1.4	1.1–1.7
III. Impaired cognition
	1. Thought problems⁷					< 0.001
	2. Hard to find words⁵			1.3	1.0–1.8
IV. Depression⁵				1.2	1.0–1.5
V. Dry eyes
	1. Burning eyes⁶					< 0.01
	2. Recurrent sensation of sand or gravel in eyes⁵			2.2	1.3–3.8
VI. Dry mouth for more than 3 months⁵				1.4	1.0–2.1
VII. Skin abnormalities
	1. Redness on cheeks⁵			1.8	1.2–2.8
	2. Unspecified⁵			1.8	1.3–2.3
		a. Unspecified⁶				< 0.005
VIII. Paresthesia
	1. Tingling and numbness⁵			1.3	1.0–1.6
	2. Numbness in the extremities⁷					< 0.001
IX. Swollen glands under arms¹⁰						< 0.05
X. Tender glands under arms¹⁰						< 0.01
XI. Unexplained fever⁵				2.5	1.6–3.9
XII. Hair loss⁵				1.3	1.0–1.8
XIII. Headache⁷						< 0.001
XIV. Morning stiffness²				1.81	1.11–2.95

OR: odds ratio; RR: relative risk; CI: confidence interval.