Table 1 Frequencies of Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), and Toxoplasma gondii (TG) immunoglobulin G seropositive (CMV+, HSV1+, and TG+, respectively) patients with schizophrenia (SZ), bipolar disorder (BP) and healthy controls (HC).

From: Increased Herpes simplex virus 1, Toxoplasma gondii and Cytomegalovirus antibody concentrations in severe mental illness

 

SZ

N = 515

BP

N = 250

HC

N = 541

P-valuesa

CMV+ (%)

59.2

56.8

54.7

0.335

HSV1+ (%)

46.8

45.6

44

0.657

TG+ (%)

20.2

22

23.3

0.475

Pathogen load

   

0.914

 0 (%)

21.9

22.8

22.9

 

 1 (%)

36.9

38.4

38.8

 

 2 (%)

34.2

30.4

31.6

 

 3 (%)

7

8.4

6.7

 
  1. aChi-square tests.
  2. Pathogen load (number of infections/seropositivities) frequencies by diagnosis are also shown.
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