Table 4.
Factors associated with a decrease of ≥ 2 points on the third Standard Verbal Paired Associate Leaning test for unrelated language (univariate analysis)
| Variables | N (%) | Pa |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||
| < 55 (n = 13) | 6 (46) | 0.70 |
| ≥ 55 (n = 11) | 4 (36) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male (n = 13) | 4 (31) | 0.41 |
| Female (n = 11) | 6 (54) | |
| Disease status at transplantation | ||
| Early (n = 13) | 5 (38) | 1.00 |
| Non-early (n = 11) | 5 (45) | |
| Preconditioning | ||
| MAC (n = 15) | 7 (47) | 0.68 |
| RIC (n = 9) | 3 (33) | |
| TBI | ||
| ≤ 8 Gy (n = 15) | 6 (40) | 1.00 |
| > 8 Gy (n = 9) | 4 (44) | |
| Acute GVHD | ||
| < Grade II (n = 14) | 5 (36) | 0.68 |
| ≥ Grade II (n = 10) | 5 (50) | |
| HHV-6B reactivation | ||
| Not higher-level reactivation (n = 9) | 1 (11) | 0.033 |
| Higher-level reactivation (n = 15) | 9 (60) |
MAC myeloablative conditioning, RIC reduced-intensity conditioning, TBI total body irradiation, GVHD graft-versus-host disease, HHV-6B human herpesvirus 6B
a Fisher’s exact test