TABLE II.
Comparison of clinical manifestations between CVID and IgG deficient patients
CVID (total n = 128) |
IgG deficiency (total n = 124) |
p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Infectious manifestations and complications (percentage) | |||
Pneumonia | 42.2 (33.6 to 50.8) | 39.5 (30.9 to 48.2) | 0.67 |
Recurrent sinusitis | 51.6 (42.9 to 60.3) | 57.3 (48.5 to 66) | 0.37 |
Bronchiectasis | 14.9 (8.66 to 21) | 6.45 (2.11 to 10.8) | 0.03 |
Non-infectious complications (percentage) | |||
Autoimmunity (all causes) | 39.1 (30.6 to 47.6) | 15.3 (8.95 to 21.7) | <0.0001 |
Autoimmune cytopenias | 32.8 (24.6 to 41) | 4.84 (1.05 to 8.63) | <0.0001 |
Interstitial lung disease | 7.03 (2.58 to 11.5) | 0 | 0.003 |
Granulomas | 15.6 (9.32 to 21.9) | 0.81 (−0.774 to 2.39) | <0.0001 |
Splenomegaly | 20.3 (13.3 to 27.3) | 2.42 (−0.301 to 5.14) | <0.0001 |
Enteropathy | 7.03 (2.58 to 11.5) | 3.23 (0.106 to 6.35) | 0.17 |
Lymphoid malignancies | 3.91 (0.536 to 7.28) | 0 | 0.03 |
Non infectious complications (any type of complication) | 58.6 (50 to 67.2) | 25.8 (18.1 to 33.5) | <0.0001 |