Cimetidine and thrombocytopenia

The control subjects had recently attended the fracture clinic and were otherwise healthy. They were matched with the patients for age (± 5 years), sex, social class, and marital status and were not significantly different from the patients in height or weight distribution. The controls were interviewed about their diet in the same manner as the patients. The statistical significance of differences was calculated by Student's t test or by Wilcoxon's rank sum test for paired data. The table shows the dietary intake of the patients and controls. There was no significant difference in any food component between the two groups. In particular, there was no difference in the intake of dietary fibre or refined sugar.