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Table 6 Association between CMV Seropositivity with Demographic and Transfusion Variables

From: CMV, B and C hepatitis among multi-transfused hereditary hemolytic Anemia children: an updated Egyptian experience

Variables

CMV Negative (n = 445)

CMV Positive (n = 32)

Test

P value

Gender No (%)

 - Male

233 (52)

21 (66)

0.45a

0.49

 - Female

212 (48)

11 (34)

  

Age (years)

 - Mean (SD)

11.4 (±5.6)

11.2 (±3.9)

0.09b

0.92

Age Categories (years) No (%)

 - < 5

58 (13)

0 (0)

  

 - 5–9

116 (26)

16 (50)

2.1a

0.54

 - 10–14

116 (26)

5 (17)

  

 - 15–18

155 (35)

11 (34)

  

Body mass index No (%)

 - Underweight

211 (48)

16 (50)

  

 - Normal

233 (50)

16 (50)

0.15a

0.98

 - Overweight

11 (2)

0 (0)

  

Hepatomegaly No (%)

286 (64)

16 (50)

0.49a

0.48

Spleen Status No (%)

 - Splenomegaly

242 (53)

16 (50)

0.03a

0.86

 - Splenectomized

140 (47)

16 (50)

  

Transfusion Categories (years) No (%)

 - 1–2

43 (10)

0 (0)

  

 - 3–4

43 (10)

0 (0)

1.8a

0.62

 - 5–10

136 (30)

16 (50)

  

 - > 11

223 (50)

16 (50)

  

Transfusion Duration (year)

 - Mean (SD)

9.9 (±3.6)

8.5 (±3.1)

1.2b

0.56

  1. aChi-square test, b Independent sample t-Test