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Table 4 Analyses of risk factors between CMV infection and non-CMV infection

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

Indicator

CMV infection (n = 64)

Non-CMV infection (n = 51)

Pa

Disease extent

  

0.050

 E1

1 (1.6%)

1 (2.0%)

 

 E2

10 (16.1%)

17 (34.0%)

 

 E3

51 (82.3%)

32 (64.0%)

 

Disease severity

  

0.003

 Mild

6 (9.7%)

8 (15.7%)

 

 Moderate

18 (29.0%)

28 (54.9%)

 

 Severe

38 (61.3%)

15 (29.4%)

 

Disease type

  

0.008

 Initial onset type

19 (30.6%)

5 (9.8%)

 

 Chronic recurrence type

43 (69.3%)

46 (90.2%)

 

Immunosuppressive agents

  

0.042

 Yes

12 (18.8%)

3 (5.9%)

 

 No

52 (81.2%)

48 (94.1%)

 

steroid

  

<0.001

 No

11 (17.2%)

33 (64.7%)

 

 Small dose

6 (9.4%)

12 (23.5%)

 

 Moderate dose

6 (9.4%)

2 (3.9%)

 

 Large dose

41 (64.1%)

4 (7.8%)

 

IFX

  

0.092

 Yes

4 (6.3%)

0

 

 No

60 (93.7%)

51 (100%)

 

5-ASA

  

0.905

 Yes

56 (87.5%)

45 (88.2%)

 

 No

8 (12.5%)

6 (11.8%)

 
  1. aChi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used. Some patient numbers do not add up to the total due to missing data
  2. Note: IFX infliximab