Table 1 Demographics data according to Chronic GVHD history.

From: A plethora of ocular surface manifestations in a multidisciplinary ocular graft-versus-host disease unit

 

Without cGVHD (n = 22)

With chronic GVHD (n = 60)

Odds ratio (95% CI), p-value

Sex

Male

14 (63.63%)

27 (45%)

0.467 (0.147–1.419), p = 0.2122

Female

8 (36.36%)

33 (55%)

 

Underlying condition to HSCT

Acute myeloid leukemia

9 (40.90%)

8 (13.33%)

0.222 (0.062–0.804), p = 0.012

Chronic myeloid leukemia

3 (13.63%)

16 (26.66%)

2.303 (0.555–13.642), p = 0.25

Acute lymphoid leukemia

5 (22.72%)

11 (18.33%)

0.763 (0.206–3.227), p = 0.754

Chronic lymphoid leukemia

0 (0.00%)

2 (3.33%)

1.090 (0.098–65.491), p = 1.00

Myelodysplastic syndrome

1 (4.54%)

5 (8.33%)

1.909 (0.195–94.519), p = 1.00

Nonmalignant disorders

0 (0.00%)

1 (1.66%)

0.993 (0.137–34.217), p = 1.00

Donor type

Related

21 (95.45%)

57 (95%)

0.905 (0.016–12.016),p = 1.0

Unrelated

1 (4.54%)

3 (5%)

 

Conditioning regimen type

Myeloablative

14 (63.63%)

41 (68.33%)

1.233 (0.379–3.808) p = 0.792

Reduced intensity

7 (31.81%)

6 (10%)

0.238 (0.058–0.985) p = 0.035

Nonmyeloablative

1 (4.54%)

13 (21.66%)

5.809 (0.762–258.367)p = 0.098

Source of stem cells

Mobilized blood

18 (81.81%)

47 (78.33%)

0.803 (0.169–3.086) p = 1.0

Bone marrow

4 (18.18%)

13 (21.66%)

1.245 (0.324–5.921) p = 1.0000

Corneal disease prior to HSCT

1 (4.54%)

4 (6.66%)

1.500 (0.137–77.329) p = 1.0000

DED prior to HSCT

1 (4.54%)

4 (6.66%)

1.500 (0.137–77.329) p = 1.0000

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation (median) or frequency.
  2. Chi-square test; Odds Ratios of presenting cGVHD regarding different demographic characteristics; HSCT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; GVHD: Graft-versus-host disease; DED: Dry eye disease; 95% CI: 95% Confidence interval.
  3. Significant values are in [bold].