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Table 8 The comparison of EBV IgM between SLE patients and controls

From: Epstein‒Barr virus and human herpesvirus 6 infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Type

EBV IgM ( +)

EBV IgM (−)

Total (case)

Positive rate (%)

SLE activea

14

41

55

25.45

SLE stableb

10

40

50

20.00

NCc

1

109

110

0.91

  1. aSLE active type; bSLE stable type; cnormal control. SLE(a + b) compared with NC, χ2 = 25.184, P = 0; SLE(a) compared with SLE(b), χ2 = 0.442, P = 0.506; SLE(a) compared with NC, χ2 = 26.73, P = 0; SLE(b) compared with NC, χ2 = 19.568, P = 0