HLA-B27-associated anterior uveitis (B27-AU) patients' subjective estimations about psychological distress or life events as triggers for relapses
| Total patient population | Women | Men | |
| Patients reporting of distress with or without life event(s) before an B27-AU attack | 57.9 (99) | 64.1 (41)* | 54.2 (58) |
| Patients stating distress only | 23.4 (40) | 29.7 (19) | 19.6 (21) |
| Patients stating distress and specific life events | 34.5 (59) | 34.4 (22) | 34.6 (37) |
| Life events (10 most often stated, in quantitative order) | |||
| Death in family | 18.1 (31) | 21.9 (14) | 15.9 (17) |
| Separation | 15.2 (26) | 14.1 (9) | 15.9 (17) |
| Common cold | 11.7 (20) | 15.6 (10) | 9.3 (10) |
| Redundancy | 10.5 (18) | 9.4 (6) | 11.2 (12) |
| Occupational change | 8.8 (15) | 7.8 (5) | 9.3 (10) |
| Divorce | 8.8 (15) | 10.9 (7) | 7.5 (8) |
| Diagnosis of an illness | 8.2 (14) | 7.8 (5) | 8.4 (9) |
| Accident | 7.0 (12) | 6.3 (4) | 7.5 (8) |
| Moving house | 6.4 (11) | 9.4 (6) | 4.7 (5) |
| Birth of a child | 2.3 (4) | 4.7 (3) | 0.9 (1) |
Data are given as percentage relating to group (total of patients or gender); number of patients per gender group is given in parentheses.
↵* Significance at p<0.05.