Table 3.

Shift in frequency of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)‐positive Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) toward older patients

Age (years)	1982–1995		1996–2007		P‐value (χ2)
	n	%	n	%
<15	4/7 †	57	5/9	56	0.95
15–29	9/18	50	8/29	28	0.12
30–44	6/14	43	4/20	20	0.15
45–59	6/11	55	5/12	42	0.54
≥60	17/24	71	22/29	76	0.68
Total	42/74	57	44/99	44	0.10

^† Portion of EBV‐positive cases to total HL cases in the indicated age group.