TABLE 2.

Case-Control Inflammation Severity Score

	Cases (n = 26)	Controls (n = 36)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P
Mean HIA scores
Cumulative burden	12.63	7.98	1.08 (1.01-1.17)	0.0331*
Mean severity	1.82	1.58	1.76 (0.81-4.04)	0.1580
Maximum severity	2.42	1.94	1.71 (1.00-3.14)	0.0615
Persistency of inflammation	0.31	0.27	1.52 (0.34-6.85)	0.583
Maximum HIA scores
Cumulative burden	22.63	13.93	1.05 (1.01-1.11)	0.01847*
Mean severity	3.36	2.80	1.79 (1.06-3.19)	0.0358*
Maximum severity	4.15	3.64	1.52 (0.96-2.56)	0.0884
Persistency of inflammation	0.93	0.76	19.54 (1.90-469.72)	0.0305*

*Indicates P-value <0.05.