Table 2.
aAbs detected by ELISA | |||||
Severity | No. of patients | IFN-α2 | IFN-ω | IFN-α2 and IFN-ω | IFN-α2 or IFN-ω |
Mild | 105 | 1 (1.0% [0.2–5.2]) | 3 (2.9% [1.0–8.1]) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (3.8% [1.5–9.4]) |
Moderate | 112 | 1 (0.9% [0.2–4.9]) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9% [0.2–4.9]) |
Severe | 235 | 2 (0.9% [0.2–3.1]) | 2 (0.9% [0.2–3.1]) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.7% [0.7–4.3]) |
Critical | 170 | 8 (4.7% [2.4–9.0]) | 6 (3.5% [1.6–7.5]) | 4 (2.4% [0.9–5.9]) | 10 (5.9% [3.2–10.5]) |
Total | 627 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 19 |
Age (years) | No. of patients | IFN-α2 | IFN-ω | IFN-α2 and IFN-ω | IFN-α2 or IFN-ω |
0–49 | 175 | 1 (0.6% [0.1–3.2]) | 2 (1.1% [0.3–4.1]) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.7% [0.6–4.9]) |
50– | 447 | 11 (2.5% [1.4–4.4]) | 9 (2.0% [1.1–3.8]) | 4 (0.9% [0.3–2.3]) | 16 (3.6% [2.2–5.7]) |
50–59 | 127 | 5 (3.9% [1.7–8.9]) | 4 (3.2% [1.2–7.8]) | 2 (1.6% [0.4–5.6]) | 7 (5.5% [2.7–10.9]) |
60–69 | 112 | 1 (0.9% [0.2–4.9]) | 1 (0.9% [0.2–4.9]) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.8% [0.5–6.3]) |
70– | 208 | 5 (2.4% [1.0–5.5]) | 4 (1.9% [0.8–4.8]) | 2 (1.0% [0.3–3.4]) | 7 (3.4% [1.6–6.8]) |