TABLE 1.
Distribution of EBV antibody titersa according to VLo as a binary variable (undetectable versus detectable)
| Subject group and parameter | Total | Viral load
|
Pb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetectable | Detectable | |||
| Patients | ||||
| n (%) | 72 (100) | 43 (60) | 29 (40) | |
| IgG anti-EBNA-1 titer (SEM) | 405 (47) | 373 (59) | 452 (78) | 0.49 |
| IgG anti-EA titer (SEM) | 27 (3) | 24 (4) | 31 (6) | 0.36 |
| IgG anti-VCA titer (SEM) | 4,734 (261) | 4,278 (344) | 5,410 (374) | 0.02 |
| Relatives | ||||
| n (%) | 141 (100) | 96 (68) | 45 (32) | |
| IgG anti-EBNA-1 titer (SEM) | 376 (32) | 350 (34) | 433 (70) | 0.51 |
| IgG anti-EA titer (SEM) | 21 (2) | 21 (2) | 22 (3) | 0.99 |
| IgG anti-VCA titer (SEM) | 4,218 (197) | 3,870 (234) | 4,962 (344) | 3.10−3 |
a
Titers are means (in units per milliliter).
b
P values were calculated by distribution-free ANOVA based on ranks.