Table 3

Risk of inhibitor development according to patient characteristics

All inhibitors
High-titer inhibitors*
 Proportion with Inh (%)Crude RR (CI)PAdjusted RR (CI)PNo. of Inh (%)Crude RR (CI)PAdjusted RR (CI)P
Baseline factor VIII activity           
    0.01 to 0.02 IU/mL 4/34 (12) 1.0  1.0  2/34 (6) 1.0 .07 1.0  
    Less than 0.01 IU/mL 83/332 (25) 2.3 (0.9-6.3) .10 4.1 (1.0-16.9) .05 67/332 (20) 3.8 (0.9-15.3)  6.5 (0.9-47.5) .06 
Ethnicity           
    White 78/327 (24) 1.0  1.0  63/327 (19) 1.0  1.0  
    African 3/8 (38) 1.8 (0.6-5.8) .31 1.9 (0.6-6.1) .31 2/8 (25) 1.5 (0.4-6.2) .57 1.4 (0.3-6.1) .62 
    Asian 1/15 (7) 0.3 (0.04-1.9) .19 0.3 (0.04-2.4) .27 1/15 (7) 0.3 (0.05-2.4) .27 0.4 (0.05-2.8) .35 
    Other 5/15 (33) 1.5 (0.6-3.6) .42 2.5 (1.0-6.7) .06 3/15 (20) 1.1 (0.3-3.4) .89 1.7 (0.5-5.7) .41 
Family history of hemophilia           
    Negative 45/191 (24) 1.0  1.0  36/191 (19) 1.0  1.0  
    Positive 42/168 (25) 1.1 (0.7-1.6) .69 1.0 (0.7-1.6) .88 33/168 (20) 1.1 (0.7-1.7) .78 1.0 (0.6-1.7) .85 
Family history of inhibitors           
    Negative 29/138 (21) 1.0  1.0  21/138 (15) 1.0  1.0  
    Positive 13/24 (52) 3.1 (1.6-6.0) .001 2.8 (1.3-6.1) .007 12/24 (50) 4.0 (2.0-8.2) < .001 3.5 (1.5-8.1) .003 
Breastfeeding           
    No 12/41 (29) 1.0  1.0§  8/41 (20) 1.0  1.0§  
    Yes 25/91 (27) 0.9 (0.5-1.9) .88 1.3 (0.6-2.8) .59 23/91 (25) 1.3 (0.6-1.9) .51 2.1 (0.8-5.5) .12 
Factor VIII gene mutation type           
    Low risk 13/100 (13) 1.0  1.0  7/100 (7) 1.0  1.0  
    High risk 68/212 (32) 2.8 (1.5-5.0) .001 2.3 (1.3-4.3) .006 57/212 (27) 4.3 (2.0-9.5) < .001 3.7 (1.7-8.3) .001 
All inhibitors
High-titer inhibitors*
 Proportion with Inh (%)Crude RR (CI)PAdjusted RR (CI)PNo. of Inh (%)Crude RR (CI)PAdjusted RR (CI)P
Baseline factor VIII activity           
    0.01 to 0.02 IU/mL 4/34 (12) 1.0  1.0  2/34 (6) 1.0 .07 1.0  
    Less than 0.01 IU/mL 83/332 (25) 2.3 (0.9-6.3) .10 4.1 (1.0-16.9) .05 67/332 (20) 3.8 (0.9-15.3)  6.5 (0.9-47.5) .06 
Ethnicity           
    White 78/327 (24) 1.0  1.0  63/327 (19) 1.0  1.0  
    African 3/8 (38) 1.8 (0.6-5.8) .31 1.9 (0.6-6.1) .31 2/8 (25) 1.5 (0.4-6.2) .57 1.4 (0.3-6.1) .62 
    Asian 1/15 (7) 0.3 (0.04-1.9) .19 0.3 (0.04-2.4) .27 1/15 (7) 0.3 (0.05-2.4) .27 0.4 (0.05-2.8) .35 
    Other 5/15 (33) 1.5 (0.6-3.6) .42 2.5 (1.0-6.7) .06 3/15 (20) 1.1 (0.3-3.4) .89 1.7 (0.5-5.7) .41 
Family history of hemophilia           
    Negative 45/191 (24) 1.0  1.0  36/191 (19) 1.0  1.0  
    Positive 42/168 (25) 1.1 (0.7-1.6) .69 1.0 (0.7-1.6) .88 33/168 (20) 1.1 (0.7-1.7) .78 1.0 (0.6-1.7) .85 
Family history of inhibitors           
    Negative 29/138 (21) 1.0  1.0  21/138 (15) 1.0  1.0  
    Positive 13/24 (52) 3.1 (1.6-6.0) .001 2.8 (1.3-6.1) .007 12/24 (50) 4.0 (2.0-8.2) < .001 3.5 (1.5-8.1) .003 
Breastfeeding           
    No 12/41 (29) 1.0  1.0§  8/41 (20) 1.0  1.0§  
    Yes 25/91 (27) 0.9 (0.5-1.9) .88 1.3 (0.6-2.8) .59 23/91 (25) 1.3 (0.6-1.9) .51 2.1 (0.8-5.5) .12 
Factor VIII gene mutation type           
    Low risk 13/100 (13) 1.0  1.0  7/100 (7) 1.0  1.0  
    High risk 68/212 (32) 2.8 (1.5-5.0) .001 2.3 (1.3-4.3) .006 57/212 (27) 4.3 (2.0-9.5) < .001 3.7 (1.7-8.3) .001 

Inh indicates inhibitors.

*High-titer inhibitor was defined as a clinically relevant inhibitor with inhibitor titers of at least 5 Bethesda units/mL at any time.

†Adjusted for ethnicity, factor VIII gene mutation type, age at first exposure, duration between exposure days, dose, prophylaxis, and product type.

‡Adjusted for baseline factor VIII activity level, factor VIII gene mutation type, age at first exposure, duration between exposure days, dose, prophylaxis, and product type.

§Adjusted for baseline factor VIII activity level, ethnicity, factor VIII gene mutation type, age at first exposure, duration between exposure days, dose, prophylaxis, and product type.

∥Adjusted for baseline factor VIII activity level, ethnicity, age at first exposure, duration between exposure days, dose, prophylaxis, and product type.

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