Table 2.
Calculation of the expected times of appearance of fever, pneumonitis and gastrointestinal disease in AIDS retinitis cases using the previously calculated threshold values, τ. (The mean time for the appearance of HCMV retinitis was 135 (95% CI: 112–158) days after initial detection of virus in the blood (less than 200 ge ml−1). The statistical significance was calculated using the t-test.)
| disease | disease threshold (τ) (ge ml−1) days | expected time of disease in days (95% CI) | difference in texp and tretinitis in days (95% CI) | significance of difference (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fever | 854 | 38.4 (31.5–45.3) | −96.6 (−120.6 to −72.6) | <0.0001 |
| pneumonitis | 829 | 75 (51–100) | −60 (−35 to −84) | <0.0001 |
| gastrointestinal | 3041 | 70.8 (54.5–84.2) | −64.2 (−38.2 to −90.2) | <0.0001 |