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Table 3 EBV status and demographic characteristics and clinical presentations in NHL cases

From: Relationship between Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and blood levels of Epstein-Barr Virus in children in north-western Tanzania: a case control study

 

EBV-DNA positive

EBV-DNA negative

p-value

Age

   

1-4 years

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

0.813

5-9 years

17 (70.8%)

7 (29.2%)

 

10-14 years

2 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

 

Sex

   

Male

10 (71.4%)

4 (28.6%)

0.22

Female

11 (52.4%)

10 (47.6%)

 

NHL subtype

   

BL

19 (59.4%)

13 (40.6%)

0.652

Non-BL

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

 

Primary anatomical site

   

Jaw

7 (43.8%)

9 (56.2%)

0.247

Abdomen

12 (75%)

4 (25%)

 

Lymph nodes

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

 

Clinical stage

   

Early

10 (52.6%)

9 (47.4%)

0.332

Late

11 (68.6%)

5 (31.4%)