TABLE 2.
Characteristics of cases with mild versus moderate to severe monkeypox disease
| Characteristic | No. (%) of:
|
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate to severe cases (n = 18) | Mild cases (n = 12) | ||
| Previous smallpox vaccination | |||
| Yes | 1 (9.09) | 5 (27.78) | |
| No | 10 (90.91) | 13 (72.22) | 0.3623b |
| Missing | 1 | ||
| Sexa | |||
| Male | 6 (50.00) | 7 (38.89) | |
| Female | 6 (50.00) | 11 (61.11) | 0.5474 |
| Age (yr) | |||
| <31 | 9 (75.00) | 10 (55.56) | |
| ≥31 | 3 (25.00) | 8 (44.44) | 0.4425b |
| IgM (≤4 wk post-rash) | |||
| Low (<0.1533) | 4 (50.00) | 6 (46.15) | |
| High (≥0.1533) | 4 (50.00) | 7 (53.85) | 1b |
| Missing | 4 | 5 | |
| IgG (≤4 wk post-rash) | |||
| Low (<0.62) | 6 (75.00) | 6 (46.15) | |
| High (≥0.62) | 2 (25.00) | 7 (53.85) | 0.3666b |
| Missing | 4 | 5 | |
| CD4 | |||
| Low (<0.04) | 4 (50.00) | 3 (33.33) | |
| High (≥0.04) | 4 (50.00) | 6 (66.67) | 0.6372b |
| Missing | 4 | 9 | |
| CD8 | |||
| Low (<0.21) | 2 (25.00) | 4 (44.44) | |
| High (≥0.21) | 6 (75.00) | 5 (55.56) | 0.6199b |
| Missing | 4 | 9 | |
| Memory B cells | |||
| Low (<0.27954) | 6 (66.67) | 5 (41.67) | |
| High (≥0.27954) | 3 (33.33) | 7 (58.33) | 0.387b |
| Missing | 3 | 6 | |
Chi-square test result was 0.3620 (1 df).
Exact test P value.