Table 3.

Clinical Features of cases by EBV status




All cases, no. (%)

EBV negative, no. (%)

EBV positive, no (%)

OR (95% CI)
All ages, adjusted for sex and age group     
Stage*     
I   78 (17.8)   34 (11.6)   44 (30.3)   2.61 (1.40-4.92)  
II   182 (41.6)   144 (49.3)   38 (26.2)   0.58 (0.33-1.01)  
III   102 (23.3)   68 (23.3)   34 (23.4)   1.00  
IV   75 (17.2)   46 (15.6)   29 (20.0)   1.16 (0.61-2.22)  
B symptoms      
No   243 (56.0)   166 (56.8)   77 (54.2)   1.00  
Yes   191 (44.0)   126 (43.2)   65 (45.8)   0.67 (0.59-1.40)  
Disease stage      
Early   180 (41.2)   125 (42.8)   55 (37.9)   1.00  
Advanced   257 (58.8)   167 (57.1)   90 (62.1)   1.08 (0.7-1.65)  
Young adults, 15 to 34 years, adjusted for sex     
Stage*     
I   36 (15.9)   12 (6.9)   24 (45.3)   7.70 (2.90-20.44)  
II   99 (43.6)   88 (50.6)   11 (20.8)   0.54 (0.21-1.36)  
III   55 (24.2)   44 (25.3)   11 (20.8)   1.00  
IV   37 (16.3)   30 (17.2)   7 (13.2)   0.80 (0.28-2.35)  
B symptoms      
No   136 (59.9)   100 (57.5)   36 (67.9)   1.00  
Yes   91 (40.1)   74 (42.5)   17 (32.1)   0.56 (0.29-1.10)  
Disease stage      
Early   98 (43.2)   70 (40.2)   28 (52.8)   1.00  
Advanced   129 (56.8)   104 (59.8)   25 (47.2)   0.53 (0.28-1.00)  
Older adults, 50 y or older, adjusted for sex     
Stage     
I   26 (20.5)   14 (22.2)   12 (18.9)   0.88 (0.31-2.49)  
II   44 (34.6)   26 (41.3)   18 (28.1)   0.71 (0.28-1.77)  
III   33 (26.0)   17 (27.0)   16 (25.0)   1.00  
IV   24 (18.9)   6 (9.5)   18 (28.1)   3.38 (1.06-10.82)  
B symptoms      
No   64 (51.2)   36 (57.1)   28 (45.2)   1.00  
Yes   61 (48.8)   27 (42.9)   34 (55.8)   1.68 (0.81-3.48)  
Disease stage      
Early   48 (37.8)   29 (46.0)   19 (29.7)   1.00  
Advanced
 
79 (62.2)
 
34 (54.0)
 
45 (70.3)
 
2.04 (0.98-4.26)
 



All cases, no. (%)

EBV negative, no. (%)

EBV positive, no (%)

OR (95% CI)
All ages, adjusted for sex and age group     
Stage*     
I   78 (17.8)   34 (11.6)   44 (30.3)   2.61 (1.40-4.92)  
II   182 (41.6)   144 (49.3)   38 (26.2)   0.58 (0.33-1.01)  
III   102 (23.3)   68 (23.3)   34 (23.4)   1.00  
IV   75 (17.2)   46 (15.6)   29 (20.0)   1.16 (0.61-2.22)  
B symptoms      
No   243 (56.0)   166 (56.8)   77 (54.2)   1.00  
Yes   191 (44.0)   126 (43.2)   65 (45.8)   0.67 (0.59-1.40)  
Disease stage      
Early   180 (41.2)   125 (42.8)   55 (37.9)   1.00  
Advanced   257 (58.8)   167 (57.1)   90 (62.1)   1.08 (0.7-1.65)  
Young adults, 15 to 34 years, adjusted for sex     
Stage*     
I   36 (15.9)   12 (6.9)   24 (45.3)   7.70 (2.90-20.44)  
II   99 (43.6)   88 (50.6)   11 (20.8)   0.54 (0.21-1.36)  
III   55 (24.2)   44 (25.3)   11 (20.8)   1.00  
IV   37 (16.3)   30 (17.2)   7 (13.2)   0.80 (0.28-2.35)  
B symptoms      
No   136 (59.9)   100 (57.5)   36 (67.9)   1.00  
Yes   91 (40.1)   74 (42.5)   17 (32.1)   0.56 (0.29-1.10)  
Disease stage      
Early   98 (43.2)   70 (40.2)   28 (52.8)   1.00  
Advanced   129 (56.8)   104 (59.8)   25 (47.2)   0.53 (0.28-1.00)  
Older adults, 50 y or older, adjusted for sex     
Stage     
I   26 (20.5)   14 (22.2)   12 (18.9)   0.88 (0.31-2.49)  
II   44 (34.6)   26 (41.3)   18 (28.1)   0.71 (0.28-1.77)  
III   33 (26.0)   17 (27.0)   16 (25.0)   1.00  
IV   24 (18.9)   6 (9.5)   18 (28.1)   3.38 (1.06-10.82)  
B symptoms      
No   64 (51.2)   36 (57.1)   28 (45.2)   1.00  
Yes   61 (48.8)   27 (42.9)   34 (55.8)   1.68 (0.81-3.48)  
Disease stage      
Early   48 (37.8)   29 (46.0)   19 (29.7)   1.00  
Advanced
 
79 (62.2)
 
34 (54.0)
 
45 (70.3)
 
2.04 (0.98-4.26)
 

EBV indicates Epstein Barr virus; OR, odds ratio for EBV-positive compared with EBV-negative using stage III as the reference group; and CI, confidence inverval.

*

P value for heterogeneity <.001.

P value for heterogeneity = .06.

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