Table 8.

Personal history of infections and risk of MGUS with more than 5 years' latency

Category or condition	MGUS patients (n = 5403)	MGUS controls (n = 21 209)	OR (95% CI)
Total infections	665	1751	1.6 (1.4-1.7)
Pneumonia	192	505	1.6 (1.3-1.9)
Intestinal infection	120	307	1.5 (1.2-1.9)
Gonorrhea	8	12	2.7 (1.1-6.5)
Septicemia	37	82	1.6 (0.99-2.5)
Herpes zoster	22	55	2.0 (1.2-3.5)
Pyelonephritis	62	137	1.9 (1.4-2.7)
Cystitis	61	173	1.5 (1.1-2.1)
Sinusitis	34	77	2.0 (1.3-3.1)
Rhinitis	10	23	1.2 (0.8-1.7)
Influenza	25	71	0.8 (0.4-1.6)
Meningitis	13	27	2.1 (1.03-4.2)
Lyme disease	22	27	3.2 (1.8-5.7)
Pericarditis	16	35	2.3 (1.2-4.5)
Myocarditis	11	24	1.9 (0.9-3.9)
Endocarditis	22	42	2.5 (1.4-4.2)
Empyema	8	11	2.4 (0.8-7.5)
Erysipelas (cellulitis)	80	191	1.6 (1.2-2.2)