Table 4.

Cox regression analyses

VariableTime-independent analysesTime-dependent analyses
HR95% CIP valueHR95% CIP value
Univariable Cox regression analyses 
Preemptive rituximab 0.23 0.06-0.94 .040 0.41 0.10-1.66 .2 
Log-transformed peak EBV viral load (IU/mL) 1.31 1.20-1.42 <.001 
Peak plasma EBV viral load categories (IU/mL) 
Detectable but not quantifiable 
<1000 0.62 0.32-1.20 .2 
1000-4000 1.94 0.90-4.20 .092 
>4000 4.90 2.56-9.40 <.001 
Duration of EBV DNAemia (mo) 1.01 1.00-1.01 .003 
Time from SOT to EBV reactivation (mo) 0.99 0.98-0.99 <.001 
High-risk D/R serostatus 5.13 3.29-8.00 <.001 
D/R serostatus  
Intermediate risk    
High risk 5.34 3.39-8.40 <.001 
Low risk 2.02 0.62-6.56 .2 
High-risk organ type  3.27 1.93-5.52 <.01    
Age of <18 years at transplant 2.31 1.50-3.57 <.001 
Multivariable Cox regression analysis 
Preemptive rituximab 0.16 0.04-0.65 .011 0.25 0.06-1.04 .056 
Log-transformed peak EBV viral load (IU/mL) 1.26 1.15-1.38 <.001 1.26 1.15-1.37 <.001 
Duration of EBV DNAemia (mo) 0.99 0.99-1.00 .076 0.99 0.99-1.00 .043 
Time from SOT to EBV reactivation (mo) 0.99 0.98-1.00 <.001 0.99 0.98-0.99 <.001 
D/R serostatus  
Intermediate risk 
High risk 3.08 1.78-5.31 <.001 3.11 1.82-5.32 <.001 
Low risk 1.62 0.47-5.57 .4 1.71 0.50-5.85 .4 
High-risk organ  3.71 2.03-6.78 <.001 3.69 2.03-6.71 <.001 
Age of <18 years at transplant 1.14 0.65-2.01 .7 1.10 0.63-1.94 .7 
VariableTime-independent analysesTime-dependent analyses
HR95% CIP valueHR95% CIP value
Univariable Cox regression analyses 
Preemptive rituximab 0.23 0.06-0.94 .040 0.41 0.10-1.66 .2 
Log-transformed peak EBV viral load (IU/mL) 1.31 1.20-1.42 <.001 
Peak plasma EBV viral load categories (IU/mL) 
Detectable but not quantifiable 
<1000 0.62 0.32-1.20 .2 
1000-4000 1.94 0.90-4.20 .092 
>4000 4.90 2.56-9.40 <.001 
Duration of EBV DNAemia (mo) 1.01 1.00-1.01 .003 
Time from SOT to EBV reactivation (mo) 0.99 0.98-0.99 <.001 
High-risk D/R serostatus 5.13 3.29-8.00 <.001 
D/R serostatus  
Intermediate risk    
High risk 5.34 3.39-8.40 <.001 
Low risk 2.02 0.62-6.56 .2 
High-risk organ type  3.27 1.93-5.52 <.01    
Age of <18 years at transplant 2.31 1.50-3.57 <.001 
Multivariable Cox regression analysis 
Preemptive rituximab 0.16 0.04-0.65 .011 0.25 0.06-1.04 .056 
Log-transformed peak EBV viral load (IU/mL) 1.26 1.15-1.38 <.001 1.26 1.15-1.37 <.001 
Duration of EBV DNAemia (mo) 0.99 0.99-1.00 .076 0.99 0.99-1.00 .043 
Time from SOT to EBV reactivation (mo) 0.99 0.98-1.00 <.001 0.99 0.98-0.99 <.001 
D/R serostatus  
Intermediate risk 
High risk 3.08 1.78-5.31 <.001 3.11 1.82-5.32 <.001 
Low risk 1.62 0.47-5.57 .4 1.71 0.50-5.85 .4 
High-risk organ  3.71 2.03-6.78 <.001 3.69 2.03-6.71 <.001 
Age of <18 years at transplant 1.14 0.65-2.01 .7 1.10 0.63-1.94 .7 

As compared with intermediate-risk serostatus. High-risk serostatus, D+/R; intermediate-risk serostatus, D/R+, D+/R+; low-risk serostatus, D/R.

High-risk organ transplant types: lung and multivisceral/intestinal transplants.

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