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. 2018 Apr 27;67(5):687–692. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy175

Table 3.

Infection Risk Analysis: Patients With All Serious Infections Versus Those with No Infection

Parameter Univariate Comparison Multivariate Comparison
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Age 1.01 (.98–1.04) .49
Female sex 1.09 (.59–2.01) .79
CLL as underlying cancer 0.87 (.48–1.57) .64
Ibrutinib daily dose 1.001 (.999–1.003) .42
≥3 Prior treatment regimens 1.98 (1.09–3.61) .02 2.03 (1.17–3.52) .01
Concurrent antitumor agents other than ibrutinib 1.23 (.52–2.93) .64
Prior fludarabine 0.66 (.21–2.15) .66
Neutropenia 3.35 (1.67–6.75) .001 2.78 (1.34–5.76) .006
Lymphopenia 2.08 (.81–5.34) .13 2.02 (.84–4.86) .11
Corticosteroid use 1.72 (.65–4.50) .27
Antimicrobial prophylaxis
 PJP prophylaxis 1.95 (.94–4.05) .074 1.30 (.61–2.77) .49
 Antifungal prophylaxis 1.73 (.42–7.04) .45

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; OR, odds ratio; PJP, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.