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“A significantly greater risk of gastrointestinal complications
was observed in black and non-White Hispanic patients than in Hispanic
patients (p=0.01) even though there was no difference in the rate of developing
urinary tract complications (p=1.0).”
“Our finding of a significantly lower risk for developing major
gastrointestinal complications in Hispanic patients compared with black
or non-Hispanic white patients was unexpected…. Although we could
speculate about nutritional or genetic explanations, the reason for this
difference and the validity of this finding are undetermined.”
