IgA, albumin, and eosinopenia as early indicators of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with acute ulcerative colitis

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the CMV infection and non-CMV infection groups

Indicator	CMV infection (n = 64)	Non-CMV infection (n = 51)	P
Gender ^a			0.014
Male	41 (64.1%)	21 (41.2%)
Female	23 (35.9%)	30 (58.8%)
Age at disease onset^b	43.91 ± 13.17	38.78 ± 14.57	0.051
Age at current admission^b	47.63 ± 13.71	44.69 ± 15.28	0.280
Smoking ^a			0.079
Yes	22 (34.4%)	10 (19.6%)
No	42 (65.6%)	41 (80.4%)
Drinking ^a			0.734
Yes	14 (22.2%)	10 (19.6%)
No	49 (77.8%)	41 (80.4%)
IBD family history^a			0.380
Yes	4 (6.3%)	1 (2.0%)
No	60 (93.7%)	50 (98.0%)
Appendectomy history^a			0.502
Yes	2 (3.1%)	0
No	62 (96.9%)	51 (100%)

^aChi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used. ^b data are expressed as the mean ± SD and were determined by a t test. In the CMV infection group, the patient numbers for drinking do not add up to the total due to missing data

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