Left-handers have a lower prevalence of arthritis and ulcer

I C McManus; C J Wysocki

doi:10.1080/13576500442000256

Left-handers have a lower prevalence of arthritis and ulcer

Laterality. 2005 Mar;10(2):97-102. doi: 10.1080/13576500442000256.

Authors

I C McManus¹, C J Wysocki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, University College London, UK. i.mcmanus@ucl.ac.uk

PMID: 15849026
DOI: 10.1080/13576500442000256

Abstract

In a very large study (N = 1,247,344), left-handedness showed no association with allergies overall (and an inconsistent association with individual allergies), but there was strong evidence that left-handers had lower rates of arthritis and ulcer--Arthritis: Odds-ratio (OR) = 0.942, 95% CI 0.922-0.962; Ulcer: OR = 0.920, 95% CI 0.896-0.944.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arthritis / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
Female
Functional Laterality
Health Surveys
Humans
Hypersensitivity / epidemiology
Hypertension / epidemiology
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Peptic Ulcer / epidemiology*
United States