Table 1 Demographic and clinical data in HAM/TSP and AC Brazilian patients.

From: Putative role of HLA polymorphism among a Brazilian HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) population

 

HAM/TSP (n = 210)

AC (n = 165)

OR (95% CI)/mean ± SD

P-value

Sex (n, %)

 Female

132 (62.9)

90 (54.5)

 Male

78 (37.1)

75 (45.5)

0.71 (0.47–1.07)

0.1

Age (years)

 Median (95% CI)

61 (59.33–62.55)

61 (54.92–59.82)

0.14

Ethnicity (n, %)$

 White

103 (49.0)

77 (46.7)

 Non-white

106 (50.5)

88 (53.3)

0.9 (0.6–1.36)

0.62

 N/D

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

  

Clinical follow-up (years)

 Median (95% CI)

13 (12.24–13.96)

17 (14.29–16.57)

 < 0.01

Clinical progression (n, %)$

 No

34 (16.2)

152 (92.2)

 Yes

148 (70.5)

07 (4.2)

60.15 (29.38–123.15)

 < 0.01

 N/D

28 (13.3)

6 (3,6)

  

IPEC-CDS motor subscore

 Median (95% CI)

18.65 (18.28–21.09)

0.0 (0.48–1.34)

 < 0.01

Neurogenic bladder (n, %)$

 No

41 (19.5)

154 (93.3)

 Yes

167 (79.5)

11 (6.7)

57.02 (28.3–114.9)

 < 0.01

 N/D

2 (1.0)

  

Ophthalmic alterations (n, %)

 No

188 (89.5)

160 (97)

 Yes

22 (10.5)

5 (3)

8.98 (3.48–23.17)

 < 0.01

Proviral load (proviral copies/cell)

 Median (95% CI)

6.49 (7.40–9.31)

1.91 (3.16–5.18)

 < 0.01

Death outcome (n, %)$

 No

164 (78.1)

160 (97.0)

 Yes

24(11.4)

0 (0)

47.81 (2.88–793.4)

 < 0.0001

 N/D

22 (10.5)

5 (3.0)

 
  1. AC asymptomatic carrier, HAM/TSP human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis, N/D not determined, OR odds ratio and 95% confidence interval.
  2. Significant values are in bold.
  3. $Missing data (N/D) were not considered for OR calculation and statistical analysis.