Table 1.
Clinical and biochemical features of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) patients and controls.
| Parameters | CVID patients N = 52 | Mean | SD | Controls N = 54 | Mean | SD | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex male/female | 28/24 | – | – | 27/27 | – | – | 0.69 |
| Age (years) | 52 | 48.7 | 16.9 | 54 | 49.3 | 16.3 | 0.704 |
| Weight (kg) | 52 | 68.0 | 14.6 | 51 | 69.5 | 12.7 | 0.345 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 52 | 24.7 | 4.0 | 54 | 23.9 | 3.2 | 0.383 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 52 | 173.3 | 39.8 | 50 | 197.4 | 45.9 | 0.015 |
| Tryglicerides (mg/dl) | 52 | 103.6 | 44.3 | 51 | 99.0 | 46.6 | 0.413 |
| Glycemia (mg/dl) | 52 | 82.7 | 19.5 | 54 | 89.0 | 11.5 | |
| IgG (mg/dl) | 52 | 227.7 | 126.4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| IgA (mg/dl) | 52 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| IgM (mg/dl) | 52 | 22.7 | 48.5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Total proteins (g/dl) | 52 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 33 | 7.5 | 0.5 | <0.0001 |
| Alpha2 (%) | 52 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Iron (μg/dl) | 52 | 64.4 | 29.8 | 36 | 96.3 | 42.0 | <0.0001 |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) | 52 | 127.1 | 176.9 | 15 | 110.8 | 69.5 | 0.412 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dl) | 51 | 355.4 | 91.0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| C reactive protein (mg/dl) | 51 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1 |
| ESR (mm) | 52 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 11 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 0.913 |
Statistically relevant values are reported in bold.