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. 2019 Feb;214(2):83–89. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.152

Table 3.

Immunoglobulin concentrations and odds ratio for the clozapine-treated and clozapine-naive groupsa

Clozapine group Control group P
Pre-exclusion cohort, n 123 113
IgG, median 9.31 10.6 <0.0001b
IgA, median 1.58 2.46 <0.0001b
IgM, median 0.61 0.91 <0.0001b
Post-exclusion cohort, n 94 98
IgG, median 9.21 10.6 <0.0001b
IgA, median 1.55 2.46 <0.0001b
IgM, median 0.64 0.91 <0.0001b
Pre-exclusion cohort OR (95% CI)
IgG <6.0 g/L 6.00 1.31–27.44 0.0120c
IgA <0.8 g/L 16.75 2.18–128.6 0.0002c
IgM <0.5 g/L 3.26 1.75–6.08 0.0001c
Post-exclusion cohort OR (95% CI)
IgG <6.0 g/L 9.02 1.11–73.65 0.0168c
IgA <0.8 g/L 32.63 1.91–558 <0.0001c
IgM <0.5 g/L 2.86 1.42–5.73 0.0040c
a.

Values represent median serum immunoglobulin concentrations in g/L. Reference range for 5th to 95th centiles in healthy adults: IgG, 6.0–16 g/L; IgA, 0.8–4.0 g/L; IgM, 0.5–2.0 g/L.

b.

Mann–Whitney test.

c.

Fisher's exact test.